
Cyber threat actors are preparing new malware threats utilizing tested web application attack vectors aimed at disrupting the U.S. private sector, including aerospace and defense industries, according to reports released Tuesday. New research from cyber companies Akamai [AKAM] and FireEye [FEYE] shows an urgent need for Industry IT officials to focus on implementing new system defense capabilities to push back against stronger botnet attacks in 2018.“In contrast to DDoS attacks, web application attacks rose dramatically in 2017, and there is…