Malware is becoming increasingly difficult for security software to spot

Malware is becoming increasingly difficult for security software (opens in new tab) to spot, as new variants come with increasingly sophisticated evasion capabilities. This is according to a report from WatchGuard Technologies, which claims that the number of evasive malware detections has risen to record levels.

The paper states that almost four in five (78%) of all malware (opens in new tab) delivered via encrypted connections is evasive. Overall, more than two-thirds (67%) of malware detections came over encrypted connections and, among this group, 78% were evasive zero-day threats capable of bypassing basic protections.