«For example, if I hack into a major law firm and then realize that this law firm has direct communication channels with the Fortune 50, then I can leapfrog from this law firm into all of those entities,» said Tom Kellermann, chief security officer
at cybersecurity vendor Trend Micro.
«With the myriad of sophisticated attacks and the ad infinitum game of «cat and mouse» between hackers and security software
vendors, we believe a big ramp in
cybersecurity spending will continue in the coming years as «cyber warfare» heats up, adding to growth prospects
at next - generation security software companies,» said Daniel Ives, an analyst
at FBR Capital Markets, in a recent note.