Cybercrime is driven by three main factors: criminal profit incentives ($, , , bounty, rewards, fame, etc.) Malware is a relatively new type of malware which prevents or limits users from using their system. Ransomware attacks are primarily carried out for money – its called ransomware because it effectively holds your computer hostage until you pay the attacker a certain amount of money. DDoS attacks are not a new development, but sadly they are growing in intensity and frequency.”]
Source: https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/articles/lies-ahead-top-security-trends-2017/