Malware Up, Spam Down

McAfee's latest quarterly security report is showing an large increase in the amount of malware, along with a decrease in the amount of spam. The first quarter included six million unique samples of recorded malware, the most ever reported in a Q1 report by McAfee.

Spam is reported to be at its lowest levels in years, but cybercriminals have made up for the lack of spam with the increase not only in malware, but in platforms that are targeted, including Macs and Android operating systems.

The report is a good reminder that email security isn't the only application level security needed in an organization. Web security is as important if not more important in today's web based world.