Cyber security is now one of the most rapidly expanding industries globally, as governments, the private sector and research community have begun to boost their spending and investment in an effort to fend off perpetrators of malicious cyber activities. Further, trust and confidence in a cyber secure economy paves the way for enhanced growth as the world seeks out new economic opportunities in the interface between physical and virtual domains. Malicious cyber activity is a growing challenge for organisations worldwide. It ranges from straightforward online fraud—such as scams using email, websites or chat rooms—to sophisticated cyber espionage and calculated cybercrime, used by adversaries to steal secrets and other information stored in a digital format on systems and networks.
