Global trend is that ransomware in particular is on the increase at an alarming rate. 58 per cent of malware attacks carried in email attachments are carried out by criminals. Malware is more likely to come in the form of an embedded file in PowerPoint than in Word or Excel files, says Glasswalls research. The research also uncovered that:Macros are much more likely in Word and Excel files and less prominent in PowerPoint and PDFs. The trend is now at tipping point for structural threats to outweigh those hidden in embedded files, AcroForms or in some combination of these elements.”]
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