Symantec - raport 2013

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Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR)Press Conference


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Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR)Press Conference

Vasile Aniculesei

Country Manager Romania and Bulgaria


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About Symantec

Founded in April 1982by visionary computer scientists.

Is one of the worlds largest software companies with over18,500 employees in more than 50 countries.

Provides information security and information managementsolutions to help our customers secure and manage their

information -driven world against more risks at more points,more completely and efficiently than any other company.

Symantecs customers vary from consumers and smallbusinesses to the largest global organizations.

Symantec ranks 379th in Fortune 500 list.

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Symantec in Romania

Established in 2007.

Carries activities of promoting the products from Symantecsportfolio and collaborates with the partners who are selling theproducts.

Customers span from various sectors, such as: banking, finance

insurance, telecommunication, oil and gas, manufacturing, localand central administration.

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Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR) Results

Brief description and key findings


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ISTRBrief description

Symantec has established the most comprehensive source of

Internet threat data analysis in the world, Symantec GlobalIntelligence Network:

more than 41.5 million attack sensors, recording thousands of events persecond.

monitors threat activity inover 157 countries and territories throughacombination of Symantec products and services.

Over 8.4 billion email messages are processed each month andmore than 1.7 billion web requests filtered each day across 14data centers.

Symantec maintains one of the worlds most comprehensivevulnerability databases:

more than 60,000 recorded vulnerabilities (spanning more than twodecades) from over 19,000 vendors representing over 54,000 products.

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ISTRBrief description

2013 - a new era of mega breaches that resulted in biggerpayouts and shifting behavior for cybercriminals.

Total number of breaches in 2013 increased by 62% from 2012,with 253 total breaches amounting to more than 552 milliondata records exposed. By comparison, 2012 only saw a single

data breach that surpassed that threshold.

Targeted attacks were up 91% and lasted an average of 3 timeslonger compared to 2012.

In 2013, there was a 61% increase in zero-day vulnerabilities

compared to 2012, with 23 zero-days discovered. Governmentmoved to the top sector of targeted attacks.

There were 6 times as many ransomwareattacks, which grewby 500% in 2013.

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2012 Rank 2013 Rank

United States 1 1

China 2 2

India 3 3

Netherlands 7 4

Germany 6 5

Russia 13 6

United Kingdom 10 7

Brazil 4 8Taiwan 9 9

Italy 8 10

Worldwide RankingTop 10

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EMEA Ranking - Top 15

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2013 World Rank 2013 EMEA Rank

Netherlands 4 1Germany 5 2

Russia 6 3

United Kingdom 7 4

Italy 10 5

Spain 13 6France 15 7

Poland 16 8

Turkey 23 9

Hungary 24 10

Romania 25 11

Ukraine 26 12

Portugal 35 13

Sweden 39 14

Greece 43 15


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Ranking

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Romanias worldwide ranking:

201325

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Worldwide ranking: Romania is the 25th most attackedcountry, up by 1 place compared to the previous year.

EMEA Ranking: Romania is the 11th most attacked

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Threat source

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2013 Rank 2013Percentage

2012 Rank 2012Percentage

Malicious Code 38 0,4% 36 0,4%

Spam 14 2,3% 11 2,2%

Phishing Hosts 21 1,0% 15 1,1%

Bots 41 0,2% 46 0,1%

NetworkAttacking

Countries

29 0,5% 27 0,58%

Web AttackingCountries

21 0,37% 19 0,59%


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How to Maintain Cyber Resiliency

For Businesses:

Know your data: Protection must focus on the information not

the device or data center. Understand where your sensitive dataresides and where it is flowing to help identify the best policiesand procedures to protect it.

Educate employees: Provide guidance on information protection,including company policies and procedures for protectingsensitive data on personal and corporate devices.

Implement a strong security posture: Strengthen your security

infrastructure with data loss prevention, network security,endpoint security, encryption, strong authentication and

defensive measures, including reputation-based technologies.

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How to Maintain Cyber Resiliency

For Consumers:

Be security savvy: Passwords are the keys to your kingdom. Usepassword management software to create strong, uniquepasswords for each site you visit and keep your devices including smartphones updated with the latest securitysoftware.

Be vigilant: Review bank and credit card statements forirregularities, be cautious when handling unsolicited orunexpected emails and be wary of online offers that seem toogood to be truethey usually are.

Know who you work with: Familiarize yourself with policies fromretailers and online services that may request your banking orpersonal information. As a best practice, visit the companysofficial website directly (as opposed to clicking on an emailed link)if you must share sensitive information.

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Thank you!

Copyright 2013 Symantec Corporation. All rights reserved. Symantec and the Symantec Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Symantec Corporation or its affiliates inthe U.S. and other countries. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

This document is provided for informational purposes only and is not intended as advertising. All warranties relating to the information in this document, either express or implied,are disclaimed to the maximum extent allowed by law. The information in this document is subject to change without notice.

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Vasile Aniculesei

Country Manager Romania and Bulgaria

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