QOTD - Pescatore on Malware

Just as we learned years ago in the crypto world that governments and government agencies do *not* have a monopoly on crypto talent, the same is true with malware development. It is a mistake to think that sophisticated malware means government sponsorship - - the talent pool putting together financially motivated targeted attacks for cybercrime has been leading the way for a long time.

-- John Pescatore, Vice President at Gartner Inc.

Src: SANS NewsBites Vol 12 No 74