Adrian i meant no doubt of the efficacy of your testing . my comment was badly put. i have used webroot myself with no issues. i was simply asking the forum how they would react to their doubts about webroot vs your findings . Sincere apologies ... i meant no disrespect . your organisation seems to be one of the few that actually tests webroot and i follow avlabs because of this fact . members have been enlightening about the intricacies of these tests and that has been v helpful too. keep testing . kind regards .
vaguely recall original Cylance tweaking the results with some testers a few years back... but my memory is sometimes fuzzy.
Compared to the XP days things have gotten better no doubt despite the stats you posted. There has been a noticeable pivot to enterprise in the last few years. The statistics you posted shows a high rise in mobile infections and identity theft, they are not the same as home Windows 11 fully patched infections. Do home users get infected? Yes but there has been progress.Over the past decade, North Americans have faced steadily rising rates of digital device infections, identity theft, and financial losses from cybercrime. Malware infections have surged globally, identity theft reports have more than doubled, and financial losses in the U.S. alone have climbed from under $3 billion in 2015 to over $16 billion in 2024.
Ten-Year Trends in North America
Category 2015–2017 2018–2020 2021–2022 2023–2024 Key Notes Digital Device Infections Billions of malware detections globally (~5B/year) deepstrike.io Slight dip during pandemic (~5.4B in 2021) deepstrike.io Stabilized (~5.5B in 2022) deepstrike.io Sharp rise: 5.8B (2023), 6.2B (2024) deepstrike.io Mobile malware surged; Android devices 50× more likely to be infected than iOS deepstrike.io Identity Theft Reports (U.S.) ~2.6M reports in 2014 Security.org ~3.5M reports in 2019 Security.org ~4.7M reports in 2022 IdentityTheft.org 5.7M reports in 2024; 1.4M were identity theft IdentityTheft.org Identity theft cases grew ~85% over the decade Security.org; most common type: credit card fraud ConsumerAffairs Financial Losses (Cybercrime, U.S.) ~$1.1B losses in 2015 Statista ~$2.7B losses in 2018 Statista ~$6.9B losses in 2021 IdentityTheft.org $12.5B losses in 2023 Statista; $16B losses in 2024 FBI Security.org Investment fraud & business email compromise caused largest losses Statista
Key Insights
- Device Infections: Malware infections remain pervasive, with over 6 billion detections annually by 2024. The rise of IoT and AI-driven malware has accelerated infection rates deepstrike.io.
- Identity Theft: The FTC reports identity theft cases nearly tripled in the past decade, with a new victim every 22 seconds in 2025 IdentityTheft.org. Credit card fraud dominates, but government benefits and bank transfer fraud are increasingly costly ConsumerAffairs Security.org.
- Financial Losses: Cybercrime losses in the U.S. grew more than 5× in ten years, hitting $16 billion in 2024 FBI Statista Security.org. Older adults (60+) suffered the largest financial losses, nearly $5 billion in 2024 FBI.
Risks & Considerations
- Underreporting: The FBI estimates only ~15% of cybercrime incidents are reported Security.org, meaning actual losses and infection rates are likely far higher.
- Regional Vulnerability: U.S. states like Georgia, Florida, and Nevada consistently rank highest in identity theft per capita ConsumerAffairs.
- Attack Evolution: Criminals increasingly use AI, deepfakes, and sophisticated phishing to bypass defenses deepstrike.io.
In summary: North America has seen explosive growth in cyber threats over the past decade. Malware infections are measured in billions annually, identity theft reports have doubled, and financial losses have skyrocketed past $16 billion. The trajectory shows no signs of slowing, making proactive defense and fraud awareness critical.
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I kind of agree with your post, I really like when you don't use A.I bazang and post your true opinions. People need to be made more accountable for their decisions whether in life or to do with cyber security. But you have to give people choice don't we? We all know you shouldn't download and run crackz and warez but people do it anyway until they get stung and get infected? This is where education comes in and you need to educate your children and society otherwise we will keep making the same mistakes.
but also "curious" that Apple has / had a fairly tight ecosystem, and then laws were passed forcing them to allow this or that into their system (if I said that correctly)
You can’t study everything in school. First it’s cyber security, then, it’s popcorn and cotton candy making, then it’s banking, cooking… school can only teach so much.
It doesn't have to be university level education, it can be basic 2 hours a week about phishing and safe computer use or what ever else.
This is both correct and unfortunate. The court ruled to make Apple open its closed ecosystem to other software publishers because they were butthurt that they could not make more money on the iOS platform.but also "curious" that Apple has / had a fairly tight ecosystem, and then laws were passed forcing them to allow this or that into their system (if I said that correctly)
I have colleagues that are teachers and you would think that digital skills and safe, adequate security would be a routine part of the 1st and 2nd world societies, but it is not. Most students are issued Chromebooks and they are right proper taught cybersecurity across the full spectrum of what they should do, can do, and most importantly not do for best security.
The amount of breaches, the seriousness of breaches, and the negative consequences of said breeches have increased exponentially since the early XP days.
No. No security software publisher is mandated to give people different levels of security based upon their understanding, skills, personalities, propensities, etc.
Any nation will only be as secure if it mandates users to receive right proper security training.
As you might imagine, this education approach does not exist. Most students through the end of high school are issued Chromebooks.
People and personnel make "mistakes" that have resulted in far worse that identity and financial loss due to online fraud and other malicious campaigns.
Why would I share? People here are not open minded and already expressed multiple times that my recommendations do not meet their needs.
new ps1 campaign with updated c2 of Amatera stealer.
new ps1 campaign with updated c2 of Amatera stealer.
such a nagging threat but very low detected threat
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You are absolutely right; why to help people? people are bad
I never, ever said that, categorically, "People are bad."People are bad
I help people all the time. In fact every single day.
No offense
I do not like Bitdefender; I would not use, even if I get paid to do so.
Webroot beats Bitdefender when it comes to efficacy of the design. It is primarily cloud-based solution whilst Bitdefender has a solid bulk of definitions to do its job. In terms of protection, it will be different.
