Security News > 2016 > November > Merchants and financial institutions deal with escalating cyber attacks (Help Net Security)

Unsurprisingly, the Q3 2016 ThreatMetrix report shows a sharp increase in the number and complexity of cyber attacks. During what is traditionally a slow quarter, researchers analyzed nearly 5 billion transactions, and stopped approximately 130 million attacks in real time – a 40 percent increase over 2015. Top attack vendor trends Mobile transactions grew almost 50 percent over the previous year to represent 43 percent of total network traffic. Cross-border transactions are also on the … More →
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