Threat Reports

2007 Annual Threat Report and 2008 Predictions

In the following threat report and forecast, Trend Micro summarizes the threats, malware trends, and security highlights seen during 2007 and provides insight to the direction that threats will take during 2008 and beyond.

With the growth of pernicious Web threats, real-life victims of these security threats include targeted groups, individuals, organizations, and on some occasions even countries. Together these examples clearly illustrate the need for improved methods to combat Web threats.

All data provided in this report was gathered from TrendLabs - Trend Micro's global threat investigation, research, analytics and support organization.

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1H 2007 Threat Roundup and 2H Forecast

This threat roundup analyzes the threat activity that occurred in the first half of 2007, including continued Web threat activity, file infector resurgence and relentless use of social engineering.

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The Trend of Threats Today: 2006 Annual Roundup and 2007 Forecast

This threat roundup analyzes the threat activity that occurred in 2006, namely the emergence of targeted and regional threats as well as a surge in the number of threats emanating from the Web. This report also provides security recommendations from home users to IT managers for large enterprises.

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The Trend of Threats Today: 2005 Annual Roundup and 2006 Forecast

Trends are changing and new threats have emerged. While the Internet has truly come of age as the ultimate tool for marketing, communication and global commerce, more and more malicious parties are also trying to abuse the system for their own gains. From ruthless advertisers selling their dubious pharmaceuticals to crime organizations stealing bank account numbers – life in cyberspace is far from safe.

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The Trend of Malware Today: Annual Virus Roundup and 2005 Forecast

This paper contains information on the past year's virus outbreak incidents, prevailing malware threats, emerging threats, and forecasts, as analyzed by Trend Micro. Among the issues for 2004 are the BAGLE-NETSKY-MYDOOM malware wars, the emergence of vulnerabilities as a malware propagation medium, and the creation of malware that spread via mobile phones.

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The Trend of Malware Today: Annual Virus Roundup and 2004 Forecast

By now, most enterprises will have some form of protection in place, but is the solution up to the job? How do administrators decide what solution to implement? How do they justify that solution to upper management in light of current spending budgets? This report provides analysis of malware trends, and future predictions, to help answer these questions.

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