McAfee Labs Threats Report: Nov 2020

In this report, McAfee® Labs takes a closer look into the threats that surfaced in the second quarter of 2020. After a first quarter that led the world into a pandemic, the second quarter of 2020 saw enterprises continue to adapt to unprecedented levels of employees working from home and the cybersecurity challenges the new normal demands.

Notable research includes:

  • An average of 419 threats per minute
  • New Office Malware spiked 103%.
  • New PowerShell malware increased 117%.
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Archived reports

July 2020 Report

In this special edition, we examine cyber threats in the first quarter of 2020 and the evolution of threats related to COVID-19. The report also introduces the cybersecurity community to the new McAfee COVID-19 Threat Dashboard.

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August 2019 Report

In this edition, we highlight the significant investigative research and trends in threats statistics and observations in the threat landscape gathered by the McAfee Advanced Threat Research and McAfee Labs teams in Q1 2019.

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December 2018 Report

This edition covers growing trends in attacks, like IoT and malware. It also discusses how the takedowns of key dark web markets continue to impact how cybercriminals do business.

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