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Database as a Service malware
- zaroth 13y agoI would not describe this as "Database as a Service malware". What the report is discussing is malware operators are starting to be paying customers of the DBaaS providers. The DBaaS is not a victim, except so far as their capabilities are being used for evil. And the malware is not posing as a DBaaS operation just to get your PII, hah , that would be a long con if it's happening. So title is a bit misleading. Malware operators take advantage of the latest tech the same way we all should. They are trusting their C&C to the cloud based database, which is some pretty valuable property. So at least to some extent it's an endorsement. Ultimately the realization is that data isn't secure anywhere you store it. Outsourcing it early might be beneficial, and ultimately you may have to bring it back local if it gets to that point. So DBaaS is a hedged bet that lets you focus on other things. Some applications can take that hedge, some can't. But it's a big and growing market.