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Using real-life data from the 100 million-plus malicious hack attempts that the company blocked in the last 12 months, the report contains a quarter-by-quarter guide to the biggest cybercrime trends and incidents in 2013, including expert analysis from both FireHost's IT security teams and partners.

Key overall findings and trends for 2013 include:

• FireHost blocked more than 100 million cyber attacks in 2013
• Cross-Site Scripting and SQL Injection were the most popular attack types in 2013
• Hackers launched more attacks from the commodity cloud than ever before
• FireHost's data suggested the existence of a 'blackholing' effect
• Major security incidents, such as the Target data breach, lowered the number of attacks on corporate web applications.