infographic: secure computing as threats evolve
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Symantec’s 2014 Internet Security Threat Report shows a marked decrease in many forms of malware and product vulnerabilities, plus faster responses to zero-day attacks. Symantec is blocking more attacks, more quickly, each year.TRANSCRIPT
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Source: Symantec 2014 Internet Security Threat Report
Secure Computing as Threats Evolve
Symantec’s authoritative 2014 Internet Security Threat Report shows a marked decrease in many forms of malware and product
vulnerabilities, plus faster responses to zero-day attacks.
Data breaches are of paramount concern, but the median number of records compromised per breach is going down.
8,350 median number of identities exposed per breach in 2012
6,777 in 2013
19% drop
Mobile and browser vulnerabilities have fallen sharply since 2012.
2.3 in 2013
Email spam bots are being detected and neutralized more effectively.
3.4 million spam bots in 2012
33% drop
2.3 million spam bots in 2013
190,000 attacks in 2011
568,700 attacks in 2013
464,100 attacks in 2012
Symantec is blocking more attacks, more quickly each year.
Number of top 5 zero-day threat attempts blocked by Symantec, after Internet Security Threat Report release date
+ 5 daysReport Released
+ 10 days + 30 days
20,813 37,555 174,651
Documented mobile vulnerabilities
69% drop
416 in 2012
127 in 2013
Documented browser vulnerabilities
891 in 2012351 in 2013
60% drop
... the number of spear-phishing
campaigns increased by 91% and lasted 3x longer
… and the number of recipients per
campaign decreased by 79% ...
Hackers are moving away from broad attacks in favor of highly targeted, socially engineered infiltration.
Although the number of
spear-phishing emails
dropped by 28% from 2012 to 2013...
Compromised Web sites went
up 25% from 2012 to 2013.
Web site vulnerabilities went up 28% from 2012 to 2013.
Unique malicious Web domains
74,001 in 2012
24% drop
56,158 in 2013