{"id":89018,"date":"2019-02-28T06:00:40","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T14:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/\/?p=89018"},"modified":"2023-05-26T14:22:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T21:22:27","slug":"microsoft-security-intelligence-report-volume-24-is-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/security\/blog\/2019\/02\/28\/microsoft-security-intelligence-report-volume-24-is-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Security Intelligence Report Volume 24 is now available"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 24th<\/sup> edition of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR) is now available. And this year, I\u2019m thrilled to share that not only can you download the PDF<\/a>, but you can also visit an online, interactive version<\/a> that provides tools to filter and deep dive into the data. This edition of the report is a reflection on last year\u2019s security events and includes an overview of the security landscape, lessons learned from the field, and recommended best practices. I know you may find some of the trends, such as the increase in cryptocurrency mining and supply chain activity, worrisome. But I also hope you\u2019re encouraged to learn that the defensive techniques we\u2019ve taken as a security community are paying off: there is good evidence that bad actors have been forced to change their tactics.<\/p>\n

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To create this report, the SIR team culled core insights and key trends out of a year\u2019s worth of data from multiple, diverse sources. We analyzed the 6.5 trillion security signals that go through the Microsoft cloud every day. We gathered insights from thousands of security researchers based around the world, and we learned lessons from real-world experiences, like the Ursnif campaign and the Dofoil coin-miner outbreak. There is a lot going on, but the SIR team distilled the data down into four key trends:<\/p>\n