Here are some high-level observations:
- China, a major player in cyber-attacks, is unlikely to stop censoring the Internet in its own country or dial back its cyber opposition forces and nation-state espionage activities.
- Global leaders like the US, Canada, and members of the EU will continue to be top monetary targets because they are strong financial sectors. As a result, a lot of today’s malware is targeted at the financial industry specifically, especially since the release of Zeus in 2011.
- China, Russia, Ukraine, Brazil, and India will likely remain the top five countries from which DDoS attacks are launched.
- China, followed by Russia, Romania, Brazil, and Vietnam, are the most likely countries where Command and Control (C&C) servers will be located.
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About the authors
Sara Boddy
Threat Researcher | F5
Sara Boddy was a Senior Director overseeing F5 Labs and Communities. She came to F5 from Demand Media where she was the Vice President of Information Security and Business Intelligence. Sara ran the security team at Demand Media for 6 years; prior to Demand Media, she held various roles in the information security community over 11 years at Network Computing Architects and Conjungi Networks.
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Justin Shattuck
Threat Researcher | F5
Justin Shattuck was a Principal Threat Researcher for F5 Labs. He has been an avid threat hunter for most of his life and continually tracks attack campaigns and threat actors. He routinely participates in takedowns and helps to inform various law enforcement agencies of nefarious cyber activity. Justin has been a security product developer and researcher for over 15 years. Most recently he was the Manager of Product Development for F5 Silverline where he was responsible for developing features and enhancements to F5 Silverline's managed security services including Web Application Firewall and DDoS attack mitigation.
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