Severe non-malware attacks and ransomware are the two stand-out malicious behaviors of 2016. When combined, as they have been with the PowerWare extortion, the attack can be both dangerous and difficult to detect.
Carbon Black analyzed data from more than 1,000 customers representing 2.5 million endpoints. It found (PDF) that nearly all organizations have been targeted by non-malware attacks in 2016, and that in any 90-day period, about one-third of all organizations will encounter at least one such attack. Incidences of non-malware attacks spiked by more than 90% in the second quarter of 2016, and have remained at elevated levels ever since.
