Oh cool, tech service prices are plummeting. And by tech services, we mean botnet rentals and stolen credit cards

Crime has never been cheaper to pull off, so long as you're not particular about quality. At least that's according [PDF] to a Trend Micro whitepaper on the cost of criminal services, which says over the past five years the prices for botnet rentals and credit card numbers have taken a nosedive. "In 2015, generic botnets …

[Pascal Monett]

Trend Micro

So, Trend, what's the trend on companies cheating on Windows certification ? Any figures on that ?

Any comments on the threat landscape that that creates ? No ?

Didn't think so.

[Anonymous Coward]

Well...

A Buyers market is always better for the consumer....

Cheap prices might drive providers out to something that pays better.