Η Websense Security Labs δημοσίευσε μια έρευνα για την ασφάλεια που πραγματοποίησε το 2015. Σύμφωνα με την έκθεση Websense 2015 Threat Report ο όγκος των απειλών malware has decreased, despite an increase in violations.
But the bad news comes below. Websense Security Labs reports that it recorded 3,96 billion online security threats in 2014, which is 5,1% less than the 2013 threats. Nevertheless, the number of high-profile breaches has increased.
Hackers seem to have changed tactics and from the massive-screaming violations of the past years, they prefer the more "quiet, targeted and unique attacks" which, according to Websense, are much more effective.
Η Websense 2015 Threat Report was published on Wednesday, April 8 and states that the authors of malicious software they continue to reuse the same techniques deliveryand infrastructure.
99,3% of malware uses administrative and control infrastructures that have been used by other malicious developers.
About one in three (to 30%) of end users click on malicious URLs that come with message email, even if they have been warned of the danger.
"End-users seem to be becoming increasingly unconscious of warnings, feeling irresponsible and still lacking training from the companies they work for," according to Websense.
Hackers, meanwhile, according to the company, acquire skills through the adoption of tools that circulate online rather than because they have knowledge. This practically means that every restless 13man can download your website.
Script kiddies according to the company can now carry out successful attacks thanks to exploit kits for rent, Malware-as-a-Service and other malicious services which they can freely buy online.
2014, 81% of all emails scanned by Websense was classified as malicious. Websense Security Labs has detected 30's latest 2014 days alone, more than 3 million malicious e-mail attachments.
The Websense 2015 Threat Report is available from here, but registration is required.
