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GUEST OPINION: Malware perils lurk in all directions with DDoS attacks high on the danger list. According to a recent company report, the number of DDoS attacks increased by 37% while DDoS attack volumes increased 26% between 2020 and 2021. In fact, early this year, Microsoft disclosed the largest DDoS attack ever recorded at 3.47Tbps.

Security vendor WatchGuard Technologies' Internet Security Report for Q4 2020 shows fileless malware attack rates grew by nearly 900% while unique ransomware payloads plummeted by 48%.

VENDOR CONTRIBUTION:  Cyber threats against OT and IoT infrastructure continued to grow in number and impact in the first half of 2020, with OT-reliant organisations increasingly embracing IoT devices, and COVID-19 forcing a global shift to remote work, according to a new global report.

VENDOR CONTRIBUTION: Cyber threats against OT and IoT infrastructure continued to grow in number and impact in the first half of 2020, with OT-reliant organisations increasingly embracing IoT devices, and COVID-19 forcing a global shift to remote work, according to a new global report.

The average "smart home" is vulnerable to security breaches, according to a new report which says serious questions are emerging about security, with smart homes now having at least 20 smart devices.