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The cybersecurity threat landscape is changing
Cyber threats today are not the same as they were a few years ago. As cyber threats increase, organizations need to protect themselves from current and future tools and systems from cybercriminals. The attack of the fifth generation The cyber security threat landscape is evolving, and sometimes these advances represent a new generation of cyber threats. To date, we have identified five generations of cyber threats and solutions designed to mitigate them, including: • Generation I (Viruses): In the late 1980s, virus attacks on autonomous computers led to the development of the first anti-virus solutions. • Gen II (network): When cyberattacks began to increase on the Internet, firewalls were created to detect and block them. • Gen III (applications): exploitation of vulnerabilities in applications has led to widespread adoption of intrusion prevention systems (IPS). • Gen IV (payments): As malware becomes more targeted and can evade signature-based pro...
