Website Security Threat Report 2014

| Security, White Papers

In 2013 attention was focused on cyber-espionage, threats to privacy and the acts of malicious insiders. However, the end of 2013 provided a painful reminder that cybercrime remains prevalent and that damaging threats from cybercriminals continue to cast a shadow over businesses and consumers. Eight breaches in 2013 each exposed more than 10 million identities and targeted attacks increased.

This year’s WSTR covers the wide-ranging threat landscape, with data collected and analysed by Symantec’s security experts. In this summary, we highlight the key trends in 2013:
– 2013 The Year of the Mega Breach
– Targeted Attacks Grow and Evolve
– Zero-day Vulnerabilities and Unpatched Websites Facilitated Watering-Hole Attacks
– Prevalence of Scams Fail to Change User Behaviour on Social Media
– Attackers are turning to the Internet of Things

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