16 years: from viruses, worms, DDoS, advanced persistent threats, to key and certificate-based attacks
It used to be that programmers created and launched annoying but mild virus and spam malware to show the world just how brilliant they were and to gain notoriety. Today, we live in a very different world where cyber threats and attacks are recognized as significant global, political and commercial challenges with serious financial and reputational consequences. Check out The Evolution of Cyber Attacks Infographic to see how cyberwarfare and new attacks on trust have escalated over the last 16 years.