http://www.symantec.com/business/theme.jsp?themeid=threatreport
Highlights:
- In 2008, the number of new malicious code signatures increased by 265 percent over 2007; over 60 percent of all currently detected malicious code threats were detected in 2008.
- Symantec documented 5,491 vulnerabilities in 2008; this is a 19 percent increase over the 4,625 vulnerabilities documented in 2007.
- In 2008, 63 percent of vulnerabilities affected Web applications, an increase from 59 percent in 2007.
- The financial sector was the top sector for identities exposed in 2008, accounting for 29 percent of the total, an increase from 10 percent in 2007.
