Popular attack methods decrease as hackers shift tactics for a new year

Popular attack methods decrease as hackers shift tactics for a new year

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Researchers at managed security services provider Nuspire have released their latest quarterly threat report which looks at the top botnet, malware and exploit activity throughout 2019, focusing in on the fourth quarter. Among the findings are that malicious cyber-activity declined towards the end of the year, partly as a result of hectic holiday schedules and vacations with fewer employees around to interact with malicious activity. But the researchers also believe that the decrease in botnet (22 percent), malware (19 percent) and exploit activity (12 percent) also suggests that attackers are retooling their methodologies in order to change tactics and techniques… [Continue Reading]

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