Abstract

It is 2009 and the underground cyber economy is flourishing. Spam has become a lucrative business, writing exploits fetches real money, financial fraud is on the rise and the worms are loose. Although this is nothing compared to the financial blunders that led to the current recession, it is interesting to know how all the pieces fit together. Each vulnerability plays a key part in making the larger system come together. This talk focuses on the attack patterns of tomorrow, the objectives, motives and where all the pieces of the puzzle fit together.