Cybersecurity Dive July 28, 2025
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The landscape of cybersecurity has undergone a dramatic transformation, moving far beyond the days of nuisance malware like the “Love Bug” or “Blaster Virus.” Cybercrime has evolved into a sophisticated, profit-driven enterprise worth billions.
According to a study in Cyber Risk and Cybersecurity: A Systematic Review (2021), global cybercrime cost nearly $1 trillion in 2020. The World Bank projects that number will rise to $10.5 trillion for 2025. This exponential growth highlights a massive gap between the financial toll of attacks and existing defense capabilities.
Early cyber threats were often driven by ideology. But once attackers discovered the profitability of cybercrime, monetization methods evolved—spam, botnets, crypto mining, and now ransomware-as-a-service. Today, organizations face a constant...
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