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To analyze such a large amount of data, researchers used machine learning and divided malware into six classes: malware, phishing, fraudulent services, potentially unwanted programs, exploits and spam.
“Public reports of malicious online activity are commonly used inthe form of blacklists by intrusion detection systems, spam filtersand alike to determine if a host is known for suspicious activity.However very little is known about the dynamics of the reportingof malicious activities. Understanding what has been reported andhow the reported activity evolves over time can be of paramountimportance to help assess the efficacy of blacklist-based threat pre-vention systems.”, — say Data 61 researchers.
Data 61 experts believe that on the Internet is almost no open and publicly available data that would help deal with global trends and patterns in the landscape of cyberthreats.
Certainly are found scattered data sets, but they mostly often belong to private companies and, according to analysts, do not bring much profit.
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In their report, Data 61 experts draw a number of interesting conclusions:
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