Profit from the fight against cybercrime

As cybercrime becomes more sophisticated, billions are being spent shoring up internet security. That leads to opportunities for investors. Eoin Gleeson examines the sector, and tips the best firms to buy now.

As computer hackers get ever more sophisticated, governments and businesses are upping their spending on cybercrime prevention. Eoin Gleeson reports.

Richard A Clarke has a recurring nightmare. Our cities are under attack. A band of terrorists has launched an internet-borne virus, which is worming its way along the backbone of the economy. Traffic lights are scrambled. Cash machines freeze. The stockmarket sinks into a death spiral. Then, the lights go out. Wild panic spreads as trains derail and burned-out satellites plunge from the sky.

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Eoin came to MoneyWeek in 2006 having graduated with a MLitt in economics from Trinity College, Dublin. He taught economic history for two years at Trinity, while researching a thesis on how herd behaviour destroys financial markets.