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The report also shows that EMEA continues to be a hotspot for malware threats.

Overall regional detections of basic and evasive malware show WatchGuard Fireboxes in EMEA were hit harder than those in North, Central and South America at 57% and 22%, respectively, followed by Asia-Pacific at 21%. "Based on the early spike in ransomware this year and data from previous quarters, we predict 2022 will break our record for annual ransomware detections," said Corey Nachreiner, chief security officer at WatchGuard.

4, can spread over connected storage devices and mostly targeted networks in the US. Threat Lab data indicates Emotet acts as the dropper, downloading and installing the file from a malware delivery server.

Although these scripts are the clear choice for attackers, WatchGuard's data shows that other malware origin sources shouldn't be overlooked.

In Q1, WatchGuard blocked a total of more than 21.5 million malware variants and nearly 4.7 million network threats.

The full report includes details on additional malware and network trends from Q1 2022, recommended security strategies and critical defence tips for businesses of all sizes and in any sector, and more.

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