Trend Micro Blocked 8.8 Million COVID-19 Threats in the First Half of 2020

Trend Micro Blocked 8.8 Million COVID-19 Threats in the First Half of 2020

In the UAE, Trend Micro Detects More Than 13.1 Million Email, URL, and Malware Threats in the First Half of 2020;

Trend Micro Observes a 16% Increase in Vulnerabilities Disclosed in Industrial Control Systems (ICS), Creating Challenges for Smart Factory Owners and IIoT Environments

Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), the leader in cloud security, today released its annual mid-year roundup report, which reveals COVID-19 related threats as the single largest type of threat in the first half of the year. In just six months, Trend Micro blocked 8.8 million COVID-19 related threats, nearly 92% of which were spam delivered via emails.

Cybercriminals shifted their focus from January through June to take advantage of global interest in the pandemic. The risk to businesses was compounded by security gaps created by a completely