Internet Security and Privacy: Symantec’s 2014 Internet Security Threat Report

Volume 19 (2014) of Symantec’s Internet Security Threat Report is now available online.
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Key Findings

• 91% increase in targeted attacks campaigns in 2013

• 62% increase in the number of breaches in 2013

• Over 552M identities were exposed via breaches in 2013

• 23 zero-day vulnerabilities discovered

• 38% of mobile users have experienced mobile cybercrime in past 12 months

• Spam volume dropped to 66% of all email traffic

• 1 in 392 emails contain a phishing attacks

• Web-based attacks are up 23%

• 1 in 8 legitimate websites have a critical vulnerability

Report Infographics: “Year of the Megabreach”
Report Infographics: “Targeted Attacks: Spear Phishing”
Report Infographics: “Targeted Attacks: Web-Based”

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