Book review: Crimeware

Even as the security industry celebrates solid sales thanks to compliance laws, the last few years have not been characterized by a state of growing security. In fact, evolving attacks have fueled a strong underground economy and malware authors now have a solid cash incentive to make sure their malicious code infects as many computers as possible and avoids detection. Two well-known security researchers and several contributors are the authors behind “Crimeware”, a book that promises to deliver information about new attacks and provide advice when it comes to defenses. Read on to find out what it offers.