Security News > 2020 > March > Mimecast tracks growing Malware-as-a-Service trend in analysis of 202 billion emails
From October 2019 through December 2019, the email security company analyzed 202 billion emails and rejected 92 billion as malicious.
The Mimecast Threat Intelligence Report RSA Conference Edition 2020 reports that the emerging Malware-as-a-Service model means that simpler attack methods can reach more targets while keeping older, well-known malware active at the same time.
The RSA edition of the report highlights common Mimecast signature detections, describes the biggest attacks by world region, and suggests a few defenses.
High-volume attacks - The return of Emotet as a paid-for service is leading this trend, according to Mimecast, in addition to the increasing easy access to online tools that allow any individual to launch a cyberattack.
Attackers are sticking with high-volume, commodity malware or simple social engineering techniques as an overall strategy because these approaches still work.