Malicious email vs clean email

Share of all mail across organisations, malicious mail (malware and spam) vs clean delivery.

Last 7 days, snapshot% of all mail
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsClean (Delivered), 94.2%
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsMalicious (Malware/Spam), 5.8%
The Local Vocal — Live Security Alerts
90-day trend7-day rolling window
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsClean
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsMalicious
The Local Vocal — Live Security Alerts22 May17 Jun12 Jul19 Aug0%25%50%75%100%

Malicious vs spam

Split of the bad-mail bucket, of all bad mail: malicious (quarantined by Defender) vs spam (delivered to Junk).

Last 7 days, snapshot% of all bad mail
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsMalicious (quarantined), 45.0%
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsSpam (delivered to Junk), 55.0%
The Local Vocal — Live Security Alerts
90-day trend7-day rolling window
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsMalicious
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsSpam
The Local Vocal — Live Security Alerts22 May17 Jun12 Jul19 Aug0%25%50%75%100%

Malicious mail detection

Defender-protected organisations only. The volume of malicious mail a good mail defender removes from your inbox.

Last 7 days, snapshot% removed vs delivered
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsDelivered clean, 97.4%
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsRemoved by Defender, 2.6%
The Local Vocal — Live Security Alerts
90-day trend7-day rolling window
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsDelivered
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsRemoved
The Local Vocal — Live Security Alerts22 May17 Jun12 Jul19 Aug0%25%50%75%100%

Attack types, email vs sign-ins

Where attackers are spending their time, inbox malware/phishing vs credential-stuffing on sign-in endpoints.

Last 7 days, snapshot% of all attacks
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsEmail, 42.3%
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsSign-ins, 57.7%
The Local Vocal — Live Security Alerts
90-day trend7-day rolling window
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsEmail
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsSign-ins
The Local Vocal — Live Security Alerts5 Jun25 Jun16 Jul19 Aug0%25%50%75%100%

Brute force sign-in attacks

Botnet-driven vs single-origin brute-force attempts, and how many organisations are currently under active attack.

Last 7 days, snapshot% botnet vs single origin
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsBotnet, 58.8%
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsSingle origin, 41.2%
The Local Vocal — Live Security Alerts
90-day trend7-day rolling window
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsBotnet
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsSingle origin
The Local Vocal — Live Security Alerts5 Jun25 Jun16 Jul19 Aug0%25%50%75%100%
Last 7 days, snapshot% under attack vs quiet
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsNot under attack, 73.8%
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsUnder attack, 26.2%
The Local Vocal — Live Security Alerts
Orgs under sign-in attack, 90-day trend7-day rolling window
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsNot attacked
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsUnder attack
The Local Vocal — Live Security Alerts5 Jun25 Jun16 Jul19 Aug0%25%50%75%100%

Attack risk mix

Share of attack instances by risk level.

Last 7 days, snapshot% of attack instances
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsHigh risk, 38.8%
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsLow risk, 0.2%
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsMedium risk, 61.0%
The Local Vocal — Live Security Alerts
90-day trend7-day rolling window
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsHigh
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsLow
  • The Local Vocal — Live Security AlertsMedium
The Local Vocal — Live Security Alerts4 Jun25 Jun16 Jul19 Aug0%25%50%75%100%

Updated 19 Aug 2026, 04:55 am · These charts are populated with collated security data collected by Decision1 IT Solutions Ltd. The data is accurate to the data we collect from our own sources, and are not compared to, or drawn from, any other source.