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Trend Micro blocked over 94 billion threats in 2021
rend Micro has announced that its industry-leading
T threat intelligence infrastructure , Smart Protection
Network ( SPN ), stopped 94.2 billion cyberthreats heading for consumer , government and business customers in 2021 .
The volume of detections represents a 42 % increase on the number of detections recorded in 2020 . It revealed that attacks surged by over 53 billion in the second half of 2021 after Trend Micro blocked 41 billion threats in 1H 2021 .
The threats were detected by more than 5 trillion threat queries , a 36 % year-on-year increase from queries in 2020 . Trend Micro ’ s SPN leverages over 250 million sensors across the broadest attack surface globally to proactively protect organisations and individuals faster . of consumer customers . But it also underscores the mounting threat from bad actors .”
Despite a double-digit surge in detected cyberthreats from 2020 to 2021 , Trend Micro blocked 66 % fewer ransomware attacks over the period , reinforcing the theory that these threats are becoming more targeted . Another contributing factor in this decrease is that more ransomware attacks are being blocked in earlier stages before being deployed . Over 14 million attacks were proactively stopped in 2021 before they could impact customers .
“ Trend Micro detects threats across endpoints , mobile , servers , IoT / IIoT , home networks , messaging , network , web and cloud environments ,” said Jon Clay , Vice President of Threat Intelligence for Trend Micro . “ That ’ s a testament to our continuous effort to expand attack surface protections and improve our advanced detection technologies deployed to 500,000 commercial and government accounts and millions
IDC MarketScape report names BT as a leader in Managed Security Services in Europe
T has been named as a leader
B in the IDC MarketScape :
European Managed Security Services 2022 Vendor Assessment report . BT ’ s security team provides solutions to consumers , governments and businesses around the world and protects the company ’ s global network against around 200,000 cyberattacks per month .
The placement reflects BT ’ s ‘ combination of pan-European network assets and proven experience and capabilities in security ’.
BT was recognised for its ability to seamlessly integrate its security portfolio with wider network and cloud solutions and for its wider emphasis on security innovation and partnerships across leading academic and research institutions . Its recent investment in Safe Security was also highlighted , as its risk assessment and prediction capabilities were seen as becoming increasingly important , considering recent supply chain attacks , such as SolarWinds .
Last year , BT launched its transformational new cyberdefence platform ‘ Eagle-i ’, which incorporates AI to advance the speed and capability of its security operations . The IDC MarketScape report stated that the use of proprietary technology in Eagle-i and the platform ’ s ability to draw on threat intelligence from BT ’ s extensive European network infrastructure ‘ makes it hard to match precisely by other MSSPs ( Managed Security Service Providers )’.
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