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The article offers brief information on several products which includes the Falcon platform from CrowdStrike, the Malware Grader service from SecurityScorecard and the SafeNet Luna HSM 7 (Hardware Security Module) from Gemalto.

The article focuses on the 2017 Annual Cybersecurity Report by networking hardware company Cisco which reveals significant trends in cyber security. It mentions the presence of common malware that focus on web based and browser vulnerabilities. It also mentions the increased use of Adware software for downloads or displays advertising through redirections for generating revenue for its creators.

The article describes how an IBM Security study has revealed that businesses affected by ransomware are willing to pay to get data back. Ransomware is typically delivered to victims as an email attachment. Over the course of 2016, IBM X-Force observed a massive increase in the volume of spam emails that contained ransomware attachments, growing to nearly 40 percent in 2016 from 0.6 percent in 2015.

The article presents charts and tables related to the Kaspersky Report on the 2016 Information Technology (IT) Threat Evolution including a pie graph on the Distribution of exploits used in attacks as to type of application in the third quarter of 2016 (Q3 2016), Malicious Installation Package Volume from July - September 2016 and the Number of unique users attacked by Trojan-Ransom cryptor malware in Q3 2016.

The article reports that the Domain Name System (DNS) Threat Index of computer networking company Infoblox in the fourth quarter of 2015 showed an increase in malicious domains powered in part by exploit kits. Topics mentioned include DNS Threat Index as a representative sampling, an increase in DNS Threat Index by 49 percent year over year, and percentage of malicious domains with a knowable country of origin that were hosted in the U.S. according to Infoblox.

The article reports on the improving trend concerning mobile malware development. Topics covered include the increase in computer infections rate based on the 2016 Intel Security McAfee Labs Threats Report and the detection of 42 million new malware in 2015. Also mentioned is the impact of the move of Google to launch a monthly patch cycle on Android mobile malware developers.

The article reports that according to recent threats report of McAfee Labs, macro malware are on the rise in third quarter of 2015. It mentions that North America is the top most target for the marco malware. It states that trend of file less malware is observed in 2015 which doesn't drop any files on a infected device and relies on memory resident code. It informs that mobile malware is increasing in 2015.

The article presents several bar graphs and a pie chart depicting the August 2015 Threats Report of the software firm Intel Security's McAfee Labs which include a bar graph depicting rise in ransomware, a bar graph showing rise in malware, and a pie chart depicting prevalence of botnets.

The article discusses major cyber security trends of 2013 as reported by security firm Crowdstrike in its 2013 Global Threat Report, by technology vendor Cisco in its 2014 Annual Security Report, and by information security firm Trustwave. The trends include the pervasiveness of spam e-mail, the entry of most malware via the Web, and Android being the leading target of mobile malware. The top adversary target and source countries are also mentioned. The top themes for spam messages are listed.

The article presents information on the studies from security vendors Kaspersky Lab Inc. and Sophos Ltd. which focus on the security events in 2013 and predict the trend for 2014. The studies highlight the continued risk from botnets including ZeroAccess botnet that was recently disrupted by U.S. lawmakers and Microsoft Corp. The use of exploit kits by hackers, and continued increase in mobile malware, were also discussed.