This blog post is part of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA) guest blog series. Learn more about MISA.
The fight against malware has become the epic battle of our generation, placing businesses of all sizes against a never-ending stream of hackers and zero-day attacks bent on compromising security perimeters. The recent SolarWinds breach illustrates how much is currently at stake.
According to the Verizon 2020 Data Breach Investigations Report, an estimated 94 percent of malware is delivered via email with 90 percent of malware hidden in common file types such as PDF, Word, Excel, and Zip.