Zero-Day Vulnerabilities: Rooting Out Hidden Threats
In 2015, ransomware and malware related attacks cost businesses around the world $325 million. This was considered to be a relatively acceptable figure. Rumors spread throughout the cybersecurity industry that a future dominated by cybercrimes was something we might be able to dodge. While a high amount, the $325 million value just didn’t meet the worst-case scenario many had expected. Was it possible everyone drastically overestimated how popular these attack methods would become? Fast forward two years later, as ransomware-based attacks alone are expected to reach $5 billion in costs to organizations this year. Obviously, this is an astronomical increase in the spread and effectiveness of cyberattacks. It is, however, just the tip of the iceberg. While ransomware attacks like
