The cybercrime economy: How it works and why it matters

This report outlines how cybercrime has evolved into a service-driven underground economy—covering underground marketplaces, Malware-as-a-Service and Ransomware-as-a-Service, Initial Access Brokers, phishing and exploit kits, DDoS‑for‑hire, and supply‑chain attacks—and argues that Zero Trust controls are the most effective defensive strategy, concluding with a vendor-specific call-to-action to evaluate a Zero Trust platform.