Huntsman Security conducted the research presented within into this, often manual, process to reveal the scale of problems security analysts, and their businesses, are facing with regard to malware attacks - typically the commonest category of cyber threat encompassing phishing, advanced persistent threats, viruses or ransomware.

As the end of 2018 approaches and the last year of the decade dawns, the challenges faced by cyber security teams are a blend of “more of the same” and “let’s change the approach”.