6 Trends From Symantec's Latest Internet Security Threat Report
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Email Malware On The Rise
While the amount of email spam has gone drastically down, Haley said the amount of email malware is on the rise. He said Symantec found that around one in 131 emails was malicious. While security solutions are getting better at preventing malicious emails, he said attacker techniques such as social engineering help malicious emails get through. Ultimately, Haley said email attacks are a "numbers game" for attackers.