In search of intelligence…

摘要

It was only a couple of years ago that the industry started paying attention to the fact that cyber criminals were enlisting data-gathering strategies to launch more intelligent attacks. Savvier bad guys had begun taking steps to carry out attacks, including identifying and researching targets; discovering their vulnerable spots; homing in on these vulnerabilities to deliver exploits; and then eventually enabling command and control of devices so that they could carry out their final actions: whether theft of money or critical data to crippling competition or siphoning off secrets.