Trend Micro’ innovations blocked more than 65 million threats in Saudi Arabia during 2020

Trend Micro’ innovations blocked more than 65 million threats in Saudi Arabia during 2020

RIYADH — Trend Micro Incorporated (TYO: 4704; TSE: 4704), a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today released its 2020 Annual Cybersecurity report: A Constant State of Flux. The report shares insights from last year’s threat landscape and provides strategic guidance for leaders to protect and navigate their organizations better in the new normal.

The global insights reveal that Trend Micro blocked 62.6 billion threats last year, 91% of which were email-borne. The findings also cited an average of 119,000 cyber threats detected per minute in 2020 as home workers and infrastructure came under new pressure from attacks.

In Saudi Arabia, Trend Micro solutions detected and blocked over 56 million (56,685,026) email threats, prevented 6.5 million (6,577,251) malicious URL Victim attacks, and nearly 17,000 (16,959) URL hosts. In addition, 3 million (3,006,703) malware attacks were identified and stopped, while over 2,000 (2,013) online related banking malware threats were blocked.

The report also shows that home networks in Saudi Arabia were a major draw for cybercriminals looking to pivot to corporate systems, devices, and networks.