IBM X-Force 2013 Mid-Year Trend and Risk Report

The IBM X-Force Research and Development team analyzed trends in attack behaviors across platforms and industries. In the first six months of 2013, IBM X-Force has:

• Analyzed 4,100 new security vulnerabilities
• Analyzed 900 million new web pages and images
• Created 27 million new or updated entries in the IBM web filter database
• Created 180 million new, updated, or deleted signatures in the IBM spam filter database

The IBM X-Force 2013 Mid-Year Trend and Risk Report summarizes these findings. In the report, you'll find insights on:

• Social media: how social media is a valuable tool for business, but is also being used by attackers for reconnaissance and launching attacks
• Mobile device malware: how the explosive growth of Android devices is attracting malware authors
• Poisoning the watering hole: how attackers are compromising a central strategic target and launching zero day exploits
• Distraction and diversion: how attackers are amplifying Distributed-Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks as a distraction to allow them to breach other systems
• Old techniques, new success: how today’s security complexity can enable old gaps to be exploited