Powerful cyber attack tools widely available, say researchers

Online cyber criminal markets are putting very sophisticated attack tools into the hands of more low-level attackers, say cyber intelligence specialists.

More attackers are now getting their hands on tools like Zeus and SpyEye, according to the cyber intelligence team at the Online Threats Managed Services (OTMS) group of RSA, the security division of EMC.

Such tools are widely available at relatively low cost. The barriers to entry are falling all the time because these tools are also increasingly easy to use with well-developed user interfaces.

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However, apart from targeted attacks, there has also been an increase in the number of malware infections on machines within business networks.

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It is now in the open that countries are using malware as part of their cyber espionage programmes, and companies should be planning their cyber security in light of that fact.

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