The increase in mega breaches, aggressive ransomware, mobile technology threats and hackers’ discovery of the Internet of Things in 2013 all point to the continuing rapid growth of cyber crime.The Internet Security Threat Report ISTR is an annual study based on findings from Symantec’s global intelligence network of 41.5 million attack sensors, monitoring threat activity in more than 157 countries and territories. Over the past two decades, Symantec, probably best known for its Norton consumer security product, has identified more than 60,000 recorded vulnerabilities from more than 19,000 vendors.
via 7 Scary Findings from the 2014 Symantec Internet Security Threat Report
