Enterprise endpoints attack delivery channels 2019| Statista

Phishing and browser-based attacks are the top delivery vectors of endpoint security compromises in 2019, according to a global survey on endpoint risks and protections. By analyzing the most common types of attack delivery vectors, defensive teams can block attacks early.

For the affected endpoints, what was the attack's delivery vector?

Characteristic	Share of respondents
Social engineering of end user (phishing)	57.8%
Browser-based (drive-by downloads from the web to the endpoint)	51.8%
Credential theft or compromise	48.2%
Exploitation of known vulnerability (has published CVE)	34.9%
Infected or malicious USB	24.1%
Compromised apps on the endpoint	20.5%
Fileless attack method	15.7%
Exploitation of zero-day vulnerability (no published CVE)	13.3%
Infected through other attached media devices	13.3%
Firmware manipulation	8.4%
Machine interface vulnerability	4.8%
Other	8.4%

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Release date

December 2019

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2019

Special properties

security professionals

Supplementary notes

The report did not offer details on the number of respondents.

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