How the threat experts see it ...

The main reason for the increase in cyberattacks is that they are becoming easier, cheaper and faster to execute. Still, a cybercriminal cashes out significantly less than his or her white-hat counterpart.

These are the key findings from the Flipping the Economics of Attacks report, which was released this month. It is based on a survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute and commissioned by Palo Alto Networks.

How the threat experts see it ...