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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