Network intrusion detections skyrocketing

2022-04-08 05:00

A WatchGuard report shows a record number of evasive network malware detections with advanced threats increasing by 33%, indicating a higher level of zero day threats than ever before.

Researchers detected malware threats in EMEA at a much higher rate than other regions of the world in Q4 2021, with malware detections per Firebox at 49%, compared to Americas at 23% and APAC at 29%. The trajectory of network intrusion detections also continued its upward climb with the largest total detections of any quarter in the last three years and a 39% increase quarter over quarter.

Other key findings on network malware detections 78% of malware delivered via encrypted connections is evasive - Overall, 67% of malware detections arrived over an encrypted connection, and within those malware detections, 78% were evasive zero-day malware threats that evade basic detections.

Emotet comes back with a vengeance - Two new malware domains were added this quarter to the list of top malware domains detected.

Info, has been linked to Emotet, the banking trojan that has evolved into a C2 and distribution infrastructure malware for other payloads.

After diminishing due in part to direct disruption by US law enforcement, the Emotet malware saw a resurgence in Q4 2021.

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