Microsoft Security Intelligence Report v5

The latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR) is now out.

The Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR) provides an in-depth perspective on the changing threat landscape including software vulnerability disclosures and exploits, malicious software (malware), and potentially unwanted software. Using data derived from hundreds of millions of Windows users, and some of the busiest online services on the Internet, this report also provides a detailed analysis of the threat landscape and the changing face of threats and countermeasures and includes updated data on privacy and breach notifications.

The full report is 150 pages, and covers data collected from January through June of 2008. There is also an executive summary and key findings summary for individual download.

Vinny Gullotto, Paul Cooke, Sandi, and Brian Krebs all posted their thoughts on the Microsoft report.