Security News > 2017 > September > DDoS Attacks More Likely to Hit Critical Infrastructure Than APTs: Europol

2017-09-27 18:07
While critical infrastructure has been targeted by sophisticated threat actors, attacks that rely on commonly available and easy-to-use tools are more likely to occur, said Europol in its 2017 Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA). read more
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