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Development of malware worldwide 2015-2019
Annual detections of new malware worldwide from 2015 to May 2019 (in millions)
by J. Clement,
last edited
Sep 13, 2019
As of May 2019, the total number of new malware detections worldwide during the year to date amounted to 903.14 million programs, an increase from the previous year, in which 856.62 million new malware programs were developed.
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by J. Clement,
last edited
Sep 13, 2019
As of May 2019, the total number of new malware detections worldwide during the year to date amounted to 903.14 million programs, an increase from the previous year, in which 856.62 million new malware programs were developed.
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- July 2019
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- 2015 to May 2019
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- based on AV-TEST network detections
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- 2015 to May 2019
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- Share of DDoS attacks in Italy in 2018, by attack duration
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- Share of cyberattacks on firms in Italy in 2018, by detection method
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