cyber trends
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE
TECHNOLOGIES HAS RELEASED ITS
2019 SECURITY REPORT, WHICH SHINES A
LIGHT ON SOME OF THE KEY CYBERATTACK
TRENDS IMPACTING ALL INDUSTRIES.
R
esearch released
by Check Point
has highlighted
the main tactics
cybercriminals are
using to attack
organisations
worldwide across all industries and the
key malware trends and techniques
observed by Check Point researchers
during the past year.
The company’s 2019 Security Report
also explores the key malware trends
and techniques observed by Check
Point researchers during the past year.
Some of those highlights include:
• Cryptominers dominated the
malware landscape: Cryptominers
occupied the top four most prevalent
malware types and impacted 37%
of organisations globally in 2018.
Despite a fall in the value of all
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cryptocurrencies, 20% of companies
continue to be hit by cryptomining
attacks every week. Cryptominers
have also highly evolved recently to
exploit high profile vulnerabilities and
to evade sandboxes and security
products in order to expand their
infection rates.
• Mobiles are a moving target: A total
of 33% of organisations worldwide
were hit by mobile malware, with
the leading three malware types
targeting the Android OS. 2018 saw
several cases where mobile malware
was pre-installed on devices and
apps available from app stores that
were actually malware in disguise.
• Multi-purpose botnets launch
range of attacks: Bots were the
third most common malware type,
with 18% of organisations hit by bots
which are used to launch DDoS
attacks and spread other malware.
Bot infections were instrumental in
nearly half (49%) of organisations
experiencing a DDoS attack in 2018.
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