WatchGuard’s Q4 2017 Internet Security Report Released; Malicious Office Document Usage on the Rise

WatchGuard’s Q4 2017 Internet Security Report analyzes global Firebox telemetry and finds significant growth in malware and network attacks (over 30 million malware variants and 6.9 million network attacks blocked), a 167% increase in zero-day variants, widespread AV evasion (nearly half of malware), heavy use of script-based downloaders/droppers and malicious Office/DDE documents, plus coverage of the KRACK WPA2 exploit and a large stolen-password dataset — the report recommends layered, behavior-based defenses.