Version 23 of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report was released today. The three key topics are botnets, hacker tactics, and ransomware. Ransomware (along with Trojans and backdoors) was a common form of malware distributed by the Gamarue botnet, which Microsoft helped take down in 2017. Phishing was the top threat vector for Office 365-based threats in the second half of 2017, at 53% of attacks. User impersonation techniques were low in volume but high in severity, Microsoft reports.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/cloud/microsoft-report-cybersecurity-s-top-3-threats-intertwine