Tools to make this attack is also increasingly in demand bytraditional criminals who have no technical expertise in cyberspacecrime. With this tool, they can be more independent, organized, and get higher profits.
"In the past, hackers have to create their own program from theinitial attacker. This complex process that limits the number ofattackers that only a small group of cyber criminals who are veryskilled, "said Stephen Trilling, senior vice president, SymantecSecurity Technology and Response.
As quoted from Secure Computing, February 8, 2011, Trillingsays, toolkits such attacks make even beginners can easily launcha cyber attack
We estimate that cyber-crime activity will increase, "said Trilling."As a result, opportunities for ordinary people who access the Internet to be a victim, get bigger," he said.
Because cyber attacks become more profitable, the popularity ofthe toolkit to make the attacks also increased dramatically anddirect maker kit for device makers to build more powerful attacksand sophisticated.
"Kit attacks now often sold by the subscription model with periodicupdates, along with components that expand the capabilities of this kit, and support services," said Trilling. "The cyber criminalsare routinely advertise the services of installation, rental unlimitedaccess to the console kit, and use a commercial anti-piracy tool toprevent attackers from using the tool without pay," he said.
From the data collected by Symantec, a maker toolkit is the most common attacks MPack, Neosploit, Zeus, Nukesploit P4ck, andPhoenix
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