Report: Ransomware and malware volume particularly high at the end of 2021
WatchGuard Technologies today released its latest Quarterly Internet Security Report (ISR), revealing the top malware trends and network security threats for the third quarter of 2021. The ransomware and malware volume is particularly high compared to 2020. Record speed in scripting attacks on end devices, the USA in the crosshairs of network attacks and HTTPS connections are now the standard for zero-day malware. Using anonymized Firebox Feed data, researchers at the WatchGuard Threat Lab used anonymized Firebox Feed data to understand which targets attackers primarily targeted during this period: While the overall volume of detected perimeter malware attacks decreased compared to the previous quarter's highs, it did ...
