Fortinet, a market-leading network security provider and worldwide leader of unified threat management (UTM) solutions, has announced its October 2009 Threatscape report. The report has revealed that the highest level of total malware has been detected in more than a year and the number has risen four times more than what had been detected in the September Threatscape report.
“We’re seeing record levels of scareware building off volume from September, and the danger in these threats is only becoming more serious as the methods for delivery evolve and the blending of attacks bring more complexity,” said Derek Manky, project manager, cyber security and threat research, Fortinet. “As we’ve seen in the consistency of repeated threats, the old schemes are still proving to be good methods. Enterprises and consumers must take equal responsibility in understanding the disguises of these threats and implementing a multi-pronged security solution that addresses the different and changing characteristics of tried and true tactics.” FortiGuard Labs compiled threat statistics and trends for October based on data collected from FortiGate network security appliances and intelligence systems in production worldwide. FortiGuard Subscription Services offer broad security solutions including antivirus, intrusion prevention, Web content filtering and anti-spam capabilities. These services help enable protection against threats on both application and network layers. FortiGuard Services are updated by FortiGuard Labs, which enables Fortinet to deliver a combination of multi-layered security intelligence and zero-day protection from new and emerging threats.
