U.S. Cyber Consequences Unit head says cybercrime trends have taken longer to emerge than expected. Scott Borg says the hot threat of late has been advanced persistent threats (APT) He warns that motives for attackers are evolving rapidly as cybercrooks see opportunities to steal valuable intellectual property and other information. Security threats are one of the main things holding back changes like these from becoming ubiquitous sooner, he says. “The big business opportunity for attackers is the ability to use cyberattacks to manipulate markets,” Borg says.”]

