• Overall attacks attempts climb (+20%), as threat actors diversify tactics - increase in attacks around the globe
• Ransomware intensifies through the year (+27% in 2H) peaking during the summer months (+37%)
• Total cryptojacking volume – spikes +659% globally
• IoT exploit (+15%) and encrypted threats (+117%) also on the rise
• SonicWall discovered 293,989 'never-before-seen' malware variants – 805 a day