"Report Finds Two-Thirds of Malware Is Encrypted, Invisible Without HTTPS Inspection"
According to WatchGuard Technologies' Internet Security Report for Q1 2020, 67% of all malware detected in the first three months of the year were delivered via encrypted HTTPS connections to bypass signature-based protections. The report also revealed that more than 70% of the encrypted malware attacks were classified as zero-day, further circumventing legacy signature-based antivirus solutions. These findings highlight the need for all organizations to perform HTTPS inspection and to implement advanced behavior-based threat detection. This article continues to discuss key findings shared in WatchGuard's Internet Security Report regarding the use of HTTPS to hide malware and the importance of HTTPS inspection, in addition to the top domains used for malware distribution, the top targets, and COVID-19's impact on the threat landscape.