{"id":38231,"date":"2020-11-06T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-06T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.informationweek.com\/whitepaper\/cybersecurity\/security-monitoring\/the-malware-threat-landscape\/422373?cid=mp_rptbx&amp;_mc=mp_rptbx"},"modified":"2020-11-06T05:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-11-06T05:00:00","slug":"the-malware-threat-landscape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/the-malware-threat-landscape\/","title":{"rendered":"The Malware Threat Landscape"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The Malware Threat Landscape<\/h3>\n<div class=\"small-6 right text-right\">\n<p>Nov 06, 2020<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"clear\">\n<a href=\"javascript:void()\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.informationweek.com\/whitepaper\/download\/422373?cid=mp_rptbx&amp;_mc=rss_x_drr_edt_aud_dr_x_x-rss-simple\" oncontextmenu=\"return false\" class=\"download right\" data-reveal-id=\"downloadModal\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"grayscale\" src=\"https:\/\/twimgs.com\/nojitter\/twdl\/images\/download.png\"><\/a><br \/>\nCybercriminals continue to ramp up attacks against organizations in greater numbers than in the past. Phishing and viruses remain the most commonly detected attacks on enterprise networks. But ransomware and business email compromise (BEC) attacks appear poised to become the biggest threats over the next two years.\n<\/p>\n<p>Download Dark Reading&#8217;s 2020 <b>Malware Threat Landscape Report<\/b> to learn about the real makeup of online threats, as reported by the defenders who see them every day.\n<\/p>\n<p>The information submitted is collected by both Informa Tech and our sponsor. 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