The computer virus was once public enemy number one in the cybersecurity field. The threat was so ubiquitous, "virus" become an interchangeable term with malware for many people. However, hackers have dropped that cyberweapon in favor of other forms of malware in recent years. Tools and tactics such as exploit kits, spear phishing and distributed-denial-of-service attacks ...

With cybercriminals releasing, on average, 74,000 new strains of malware every day, one would expect many of these variations to be copies of one another. However, several experts have recently reported that malwa...