Oscar Wilde said, “With age comes wisdom, but sometimes age comes alone.”
Symantec just released the 2016 Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR), our annual look at the rapidly evolving threat landscape. And it never comes alone. The ISTR comes with the wisdom Symantec’s Global Intelligence Network, but also from the fact that Symantec has been tracking attack and threat trends for so long.
For instance, we’ve been tracking zero-day vulnerabilities since 2006. We had a record breaking year in 2015. But if you had been looking at what’s been happening, and what we’ve been reporting for the last few years, that probably is not a surprise. If you’ve been watching this trend with us since 2006 you’ve seen a dramatic change in the threat landscape. In fact, in 2015, the number of zero-day vulnerabilities discovered more than doubled to 54, a 125 percent increase from the year before.
We’ve been tracking spam volumes for years. You may think there is not much new happening in spam. But spam as a percentage of all email hit a low we have not seen since 2003. This is part of the threat landscape that is getting better. And we could all use a little good news when it comes to cybersecurity.
How about ransomware? It’s a top of mind issue for consumers and businesses these days. We’ve been covering it in the ISTR since 2013. Actually we first wrote about this type of threat in 2005. But it faded away then, only to come back with a vengeance starting in 2012 and will continue to make headlines in 2016.
Want to know about the history of ransomware? Want the latest stat on infections? Want to know about its spread to platforms beyond Windows? It’s all in the ISTR Vol 21.
All this—and so much more—is covered in this year's report. As a leader in cybersecurity, Symantec is uniquely positioned to share actionable insights on the rapidly changing threat landscape. Don’t miss out on these insights!
Download the full 2016 Symantec Internet Security Threat Report.
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