The Sophos Security Threat Report examines existing and emerging security trends and has identified that criminals are increasingly using creative new techniques in their attempt to make money out of internet users.
It is estimated that the total number of unique malware samples in existence now exceeds 11 million, with Sophos currently receiving approximately 20,000 new samples of suspicious software every single day - one every four seconds. The firm’s report reveals that most attacks are now designed to try and out-fox traditional security systems such as email-scanning. Website infection rate triples - Security Park news
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