Company
Date Published
Dec. 22, 2022
Author
David Belson, Stanley Chiang, João Tomé
Word count
7921
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

- In 2022, mobile devices accounted for an average of 80% of global Internet traffic. - The top five countries with the highest percentage of mobile traffic were Iran, Sudan, Yemen, Oman, and Kuwait. - IP Reputation, Bot Management, and Access Rules were the most frequently used techniques to address attacks in many locations. - HTTP Anomaly was the most frequently applied rule when mitigating attacks globally, but Directory Traversal and XSS rules were more commonly used in some countries. - Technology sites consistently saw around 20% of mitigated traffic through the year from the United Kingdom. - The United States was the top source of phishing emails observed by Area 1 during 2022, with a total of 23 locations holding a spot in the rankings for at least one month during the year.