Malware-less Threats Against Endpoints Start to Crest in 2017

When it comes to what threatens endpoints—and the users behind them—malware-less threats are on a significant rise. According to research from the SANS Institute, the most common threats seen by respondents' organizations include spyware (50%), ransomware (49%) and trojans (47%). Yet almost one-third of respondents also experienced a malware-less threat entering their organization, impacting IT systems and adding to IT staff workload. These attacks are more difficult to find because they can't be detected by signature-based technologies. Scripting attacks were the most common malware-less incident, while credential compromise or privilege escalation caused the most impact.