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Symantec Internet Security Threat Report: Trends for 2010

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Symantec Internet Security Threat Report Trends for 2010, Volume 16, Published April 2011

  • “Spam and phishing data is captured through a variety of sources, including the Symantec Probe Network, a system of more than 5 million decoy accounts; MessageLabs™ Intelligence, a respected source of data and analysis for messaging security issues, trends and statistics; as well as other Symantec technologies. Data is collected in more than 86 countries from around the globe. Over 8 billion email messages, as well
    as over 1 billion Web requests are processed per day across 16 data centers. Symantec also gathers phishing information through an extensive antifraud community of enterprises, security vendors, and more than 50 million consumers. These resources give Symantec’s analysts unparalleled sources of data with which to identify, analyze, and provide informed commentary on emerging trends in attacks, malicious code activity, phishing, and spam. The result is the Symantec Internet Security Threat Report, which gives enterprises and consumers the essential information to secure their systems effectively now and into the future.”

  • “Symantec recorded over 3 billion malware attacks in 2010 and yet one stands out more than the rest – Stuxnet. This attack captured the attention of many and led to wild speculation on the target of the attacks and who was behind them….”
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