"Most Malware in Q1 2020 Was Delivered Via Encrypted HTTPS Connections"

Researchers at WatchGuard discovered that 67 percent of all malware in Q1 of 2020 was delivered via encrypted HTTPS connections.  They also found that 72 percent of encrypted malware was classified as zero day, which means they would have evaded signature-based antivirus protection.  These findings show that without HTTPS inspection of encrypted traffic, and advanced behavior-based threat detection and response, companies are missing about two-thirds of incoming threats. Five of the top ten domains distributing malware in Q1 of 2020 were hosted or controlled by Monero cryptominers. 

Help Net Security reports: "Most Malware in Q1 2020 Was Delivered Via Encrypted HTTPS Connections"