{"id":48785,"date":"2016-03-31T15:49:11","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T22:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.mcafee.com\/?p=48785"},"modified":"2025-08-31T22:33:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T05:33:32","slug":"quarterly-threat-report-numbers-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcafee.com\/blogs\/internet-security\/quarterly-threat-report-numbers-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"Quarterly Threat Report: What Do the Numbers Mean to Me?"},"content":{"rendered":"

This blog post was written by Bruce Snell.<\/em><\/p>\n

Every quarter, the team at McAfee Labs releases a threats report<\/a> detailing information about the latest trends in malware and cybersecurity.\u00a0 This \u201cCyber State of the Union\u201d provides a lot of great insights but may seem a bit overwhelming to someone who doesn\u2019t work in the security industry. We\u2019ve really reached a point where information security is something that impacts practically everyone, so I thought it would be a good to go through the report and put some context around the numbers.<\/p>\n

The first thing we want to take a look at is the total malware number.\u00a0 As you would expect, our Labs team finds a lot of malware.<\/p>\n

As of the end of 2015, our total collected malware was approaching almost 500 million unique pieces of malware.\u00a0 Almost half a billion threats running around out there!\u00a0 What should really put that number into perspective is if you take a look at the far left of the chart and see that at the beginning of 2014, there were barely over 200 million malware samples.\u00a0 So over the course<\/strong> of 2 years, the amount of malware has more than doubled.\u00a0 <\/strong>If malware were rain, we have gone from \u201cbetter take an umbrella\u201d to \u201cget your goulashes.\u201d<\/p>\n

The next important number we need to look at is the \u201cTotal Mobile Malware\u201d number.\u00a0 This number represents the number of unique malware that is targeting a mobile operating system.\u00a0 This does include tablets that are running Android and iOS as well.<\/p>\n

There are two points to pay attention to in this chart.\u00a0 At the beginning of 2014, the total was around 4 million but by the end of 2015, it was slightly over 12 million.\u00a0 That\u2019s more than triple growth in 2 years.\u00a0 There are a number of factors that contributed to this increase, but overall it shows that cybercriminals are definitely paying much more attention to attacking people on their smartphones and tablets.\u00a0 It makes a certain amount of sense if you think about it.\u00a0 We do more and more on our smartphones every day, from shopping to paying our bills.\u00a0 This of course makes them a much more enticing target.\u00a0 For more information on the state of mobile malware and why we\u2019re seeing such huge increases, you can check out my previous post<\/a> on the topic.<\/p>\n

Think Macs don\u2019t get malware?<\/p>\n

Your eyes were drawn to the huge upswing in 2015, right?\u00a0 As we moved into 2015, we saw a huge uptick in malware targeting Macs.\u00a0 Historically there has been the urban myth that Macs are more secure than PCs, when in reality it\u2019s really just a matter of targets of opportunity.\u00a0 There have historically just been more PCs in circulation and a cybercriminal wants to use malware that will infect the largest number of systems possible.\u00a0\u00a0 As the number of Macs in use continues to grow, we expect to see an increase in the amount of malware targeting the Mac OS.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If you have a Mac, you are not immune to malware<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

And last, but certainly not least, we have ransomware.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re not familiar with ransomware, please take a moment to read my previous post<\/a>.\u00a0 Ransomware has proven to be a low risk, high-reward way for cybercriminals to cash in.\u00a0 As you can see, the amount of ransomware doubled in just 2015 alone.\u00a0 There are a number of reasons for this, including ransomware-as-a-service and do-it-yourself ransomware kits that make it extremely easy for someone with little to no coding ability to launch a ransomware attack.\u00a0 Enough people infected with ransomware find themselves without adequate backup or recovery options that cybercriminals continue to profit with this method.<\/p>\n

Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. The total number of malware has doubled in the past 2 years, reaching almost half a billion unique samples.<\/li>\n
  2. Malware targeting smartphones and tablets has tripled in the past 2 years, showing that cybercriminals are paying much more attention to mobile devices.<\/li>\n
  3. Attacks against Macs are increasing dramatically. If you have a Mac, you are not immune to attack.<\/li>\n
  4. Ransomware continues to grow. This threat impacts everyone from people at home to small businesses, to large organizations.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    How do I stay safe?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
      \n
    1. Update<\/strong>: Keeping your devices up to date with the latest security and operating system patches is a great first line of defense against malware.\u00a0 Malware targets software bugs to infect your system, so installing the latest patches can help reduce your risk.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

       <\/p>\n

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      1. Be suspicious<\/strong>: Cybercriminals use the standard tried and true methods for spreading ransomware, so take extra care to not click on a suspicious link or attachment. What makes it suspicious?\u00a0 Maybe it\u2019s an oddly worded email pretending to be your bank asking for more information.\u00a0 It could be an unexpected attachment from someone in your contact list.\u00a0 If you weren\u2019t expecting someone to send you an attachment, call or text them to double check.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

         <\/p>\n

          \n
        1. Run anti-virus on your system<\/strong>: While the two steps above will keep a lot of malware out, it is still very important to run anti-virus on your system to protect against new exploits that aren\u2019t yet fixed by an update or attacks like drive by downloads. The cost of anti-virus software will be dramatically less than what cybercriminals will demand in ransom!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

           <\/p>\n

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          1. Backup, backup, backup<\/strong>: Most malware can be really difficult to completely remove from your system once it has wormed its way in, so sometimes the only way to be completely clean is to restore from a backup. If your system becomes encrypted due to ransomware, your only options may be to either pay the ransom, restore from a backup or lose your files completely.\u00a0 There are many options out there for backing up your data reliably and safely.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

             <\/p>\n

            Stay safe!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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