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- November 2016
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- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2005 to 1st half 2016
- Special properties
- based on AV-TEST network detections
- Supplementary notes
- *Full year 2016 forecast: 600 million malware detections
- Region
- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2005 to 1st half 2016
- Special properties
- based on AV-TEST network detections
- Supplementary notes
- *Full year 2016 forecast: 600 million malware detections




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- Overview
- Global number of cyber security incidents from 2009 to 2015 (in millions)Online security: global incidents 2009-2015
- Global number of cyber security incidents in 2017, sorted by victim industry and organization sizeCyber crime incidents worldwide 2017, by victim industry and size
- Geographic location of malicious data breach victims in 2017, ranked by share of attacksDistribution of malicious data breaches 2017, by region
- Industries with the highest share of businesses attacked with ransomware in 2016Industries with the highest ransomware infection rates 2016
- Share of cyber attack victims in Italy in 2016, by category Italy: share of cyber attack victims by category 2016, by category
- Presence or absence of economic impact of cyberattacks in Italy in 2016, by typeCybersecurity: economic impact of cyberattacks in Italy in 2016, by type
- Estimated cost of cyberattacks in Italy in 2016, by type of attack (in euro) Estimated cost of cyberattacks in Italy in 2016, by type of attack
- Victims of Cyberattacks
- Share of internet users who have encountered cyber threats in Italy in the first six months of 2016, by type and gender Italy: internet users victims of cyber threats in H1 2016, by type and gender
- Distribution of online victims of cyber-attacks Italy in 2017Italy: online victims of cyber-attacks 2017
- Number of cyberattacks in Italy in 2016, by sector and frequency Cybersecurity: cyberattacks in Italy 2016, by sector and frequency
- Share of individuals who were victims of cyberattack to cloud ICT systems in Italy in 2015 Italy: cyberattacks to cloud ICT systems 2015
- Number of cyberattacks by firms or public administration entities in Italy in 2016, by company size Cybersecurity: estimated number of cyberattacks in Italy 2016, by company size
- Distribution of recipients of reports about cyberattacks made by companies in Italy in 2016Distribution of recipients of company reports about cyberattacks in Italy 2016
- Share of cyberattacks detected by firms or public administration entities in Italy in 2016Cybersecurity: share of companies detecting cyberattacks in Italy 2016
- Share of estimated cyberattacks by firms or public administration entities in Italy in 2016Cybersecurity: estimated number of cyberattacks in Italy 2016
- Type of attacks
- Distribution share of cyberattacks in Italy in 2016, by type of attackCybersecurity: share of cyberattacks in Italy 2016, by type of attack
- Distribution share of cyber attacks in Italy in 2017, by attack methodItaly: share of cyber attacks 2017, by method
- Distribution share of cyber attacks in Italy in 2017, by type of attackerItaly: share of cyber attacks in 2017, by attacker
- Distribution of cyberattack importance in Italy in 2016, by relevance Cybersecurity: importance of cyberattacks in Italy 2016, by relevance
- Number of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)* cyber attacks in Italy from 2013 to 2015Italy: number of DDoS attacks 2013-2015
- Counter measures
- Share of internet users who might be protected, affected or concerned by cybersecurity problems in Italy in 2016Italy: internet users’ security in the internet in Italy in H1 2016
- Share of internet users who have used security solutions in Italy in the first six months of 2016, by age and deviceItaly: usage security solutions in H1 2016, by age and device
- According to you, who should teach you how to be responsible for teaching people to stay safe and secure online?Italy: entities teaching how to use the internet 2016, by category
- Share of cyberattacks on firms in Italy in 2016, by detection methodShare of cyberattacks on firms in Italy in 2016, by detection method
- Share of company's reasons for not reporting cyberattacks in Italy in 2016Italy: share of firms' reasons for not reporting cyberattacks in 2016
- Distribution of companies by time required to restore ICT systems after cyberattacks in Italy in 2016Cybersecurity: time needed to restore ICT systems after cyberattacks in Italy in 2016
- Distribution of malware's command center abroad and in Italy in 2017, by country Cyber attacks: malware's command centers in Italy 2017, by country
- Weekly malware events across industry verticals 2014
- Microsoft malware encounters in the Czech Republic Q3 2015-Q2 2016
- Leading malware domains worldwide 2017
- Likelihood of using key cyber threat defenses worldwide 2017, by organization size
- Android devices affected by malware Spain 2016, by type
- Distribution of Android malware 2016
- Most prevalent malware file extensions worldwide 2018
- Leading malware-infected file types worldwide 2017
- Most detected malware families worldwide 2017
- Computer equipment infected by malware in Spain 2015, by operating system
- Distribution of macOS malware 2016
- Number of days required to patch Flash vulnerabilities 2014-2016
- Malware infected computers according to the level of risk Spain 2015
- Phishing-based trojans and downloaders hosting countries 2016
- Computer hardware affected by malware Spain 2016, by type
- Most common types of malware infections in Finland 2015
- Most common types of malware infections
- Distribution of Windows malware 2018
- Share of encountered malicious software families in the Czech Republic Q2 2016
- Number of unique malware variants added per year 2014-2017
- State of Malware 2017
- Mobile Malware Evolution 2016
- State of the Channel Ransomware Report 2018
- 2018 SonicWall Annual Threat Report
- Security Report 2017/2018
- TrendLabs 2017 Security Roundup
- KSN Report: Ransomware and malicious cryptominers 2016-2018
- Cybercrime tactics and techniques Q3 2017
- Security Report 2016/2017
- TrendLabs 2016 Security Roundup
- KSN Report: Ransomware in 2016-2017
- State of the Channel Ransomware Report 2017
- ISTR Ransomware 2017
- Kaspersky Security Bulletin 2017
- Cybercrime tactics and techniques Q2 2017
- Global number of cyber security incidents from 2009 to 2015 (in millions)
- Global number of cyber security incidents in 2017, sorted by victim industry and organization size
- Geographic location of malicious data breach victims in 2017, ranked by share of attacks
- Industries with the highest share of businesses attacked with ransomware in 2016
- Numbers of weekly malware events across selected industry verticals in 2014
- Which of these types of cyber security threat defenses does your organization currently use?
- Distribution of leading Android malware types in 2016
- Most commonly detected malicious file extensions worldwide from January to April 2018, by detection share
- Most common malware-infected file types worldwide in 2017, by share of malware attacks
- Most commonly detected malware families worldwide from January to April 2017, by detection count
- Distribution of leading macOS malware types in 2016
- Number of days required to patch majority of Flash vulnerabilities worldwide from 2014 to 2016
- Percentage of computer equipment infected by malware in Spain in 2015, according to the level of risk
- Leading phishing-based trojans and downloaders hosting countries as of March 2016, by IP address
- Distribution of leading Windows malware types as of 1st quarter 2018
- Global number of new malware variants added annually from 2013 to 2017 (in millions)
- Share of cyber attack victims in Italy in 2016, by category
- Presence or absence of economic impact of cyberattacks in Italy in 2016, by type
- Estimated cost of cyberattacks in Italy in 2016, by type of attack (in euro)
- Share of internet users who have encountered cyber threats in Italy in the first six months of 2016, by type and gender
- Distribution of online victims of cyber-attacks Italy in 2017
- Number of cyberattacks in Italy in 2016, by sector and frequency
- Share of individuals who were victims of cyberattack to cloud ICT systems in Italy in 2015
- Number of cyberattacks by firms or public administration entities in Italy in 2016, by company size
- Distribution of recipients of reports about cyberattacks made by companies in Italy in 2016
- Share of cyberattacks detected by firms or public administration entities in Italy in 2016
- Share of estimated cyberattacks by firms or public administration entities in Italy in 2016
- Distribution share of cyberattacks in Italy in 2016, by type of attack
- Distribution share of cyber attacks in Italy in 2017, by attack method
- Distribution share of cyber attacks in Italy in 2017, by type of attacker
- Distribution of cyberattack importance in Italy in 2016, by relevance
- Number of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)* cyber attacks in Italy from 2013 to 2015
- Share of internet users who might be protected, affected or concerned by cybersecurity problems in Italy in 2016
- Share of internet users who have used security solutions in Italy in the first six months of 2016, by age and device
- According to you, who should teach you how to be responsible for teaching people to stay safe and secure online?
- Share of cyberattacks on firms in Italy in 2016, by detection method
- Share of company's reasons for not reporting cyberattacks in Italy in 2016
- Distribution of companies by time required to restore ICT systems after cyberattacks in Italy in 2016
- Distribution of malware's command center abroad and in Italy in 2017, by country
- Share of computers that encountered malware by Microsoft real-time security products in the Czech Republic from 2nd quarter 2015 to 2nd quarter 2016
- Most common malware domains worldwide in 2017, by share of malware attacks
- Percentage of android devices that hosted malware in Spain in 2016, by type
- Percentage of computer equipment infected by malware in Spain in 2015, by operating system
- Percentage of computer equipment that hosted malware in Spain in 2016, by type
- Five most common malware threats in Finland in 2015
- Share of selected types of malware in computer infections in Germany in February 2011 (in percent)
- Share of encountered malicious software families in the Czech Republic in the 2nd quarter of 2016
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