Trend #4: Affiliates
The term “affiliate” has come from the subscription-based software specialization strategy. An “affiliate” refers to the provider-customer relationship of malicious services. Several software-as-a-service (Saas) variants have emerged from phishing-as-a-service to access-as-a-service to Ransomware-as-a-Service. Red Canary notes it’s never been easier to find an adversary for hire. The specialization services has led to a proliferation of partnering making it challenging to identify and anticipate the progression of a compromise.
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