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Key Cybersecurity Trends for 2024: My Predictions

Jane Frankland

Cybersecurity can often feel like a game of cat and mouse where cyber attackers and defenders engage in a chase, with one party trying to outsmart the other. Just like in previous years, 2024 is set to test practitioners’ skills as the frequency of cyber threats continues to surge leaving no room for complacency.

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LW ROUNDTABLE: Cybersecurity takeaways of 2023 — and what’s ahead in 2024 ( part 1)

The Last Watchdog

A look back at the cybersecurity landscape in 2023 rings all-too familiar: cyber threats rapidly evolved and scaled up , just as they have, year-to-year, for the past 20 years. What should I be most concerned about – and focus on – in 2024? The comments we received were uniformly insightful and helpful.

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LW ROUNDTABLE: Cybersecurity takeaways of 2023 — and what’s ahead in 2024 ( part 2)

The Last Watchdog

•What should I be most concerned about – and focus on – in 2024? In 2024 we’ll see more of the same. Tyler Farrar , CISO, Exabeam Farrar Traditional SIEM solutions face numerous challenges with limited ability to adapt to new threats and attack vectors — and complex deployment and maintenance processes.

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LW ROUNDTABLE: Cybersecurity takeaways of 2023 — and what’s ahead in 2024 ( part 3)

The Last Watchdog

•What should I be most concerned about – and focus on – in 2024? The cyber threat landscape is evolving rapidly. In 2024, security teams will need to focus on developing automated tooling to shrink the range of issues that they need to address. This start-with-the-basics momentum will carry into 2024.

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Now ransomware leads to three more additional Cyber Threats

CyberSecurity Insiders

According to an analysis conducted by the CyberEdge Group, a single ransomware attack can lead to three more cyber threats. According to the Cyberthreat Defense Report from the same company, 78% of ransomware attacks target victims with two to three additional threats if the victim fails to pay the ransom.

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FBI Seeks Additional $64 Million in 2024 to Fight Cyber Threats

SecureWorld News

Christopher Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, on April 27th requested an additional $64 million in funding to fight cyber threats in 2024. Keeping pace with these threats is a significant challenge for the FBI. The request was made to the U.S. RELATED: Col. Cedric Leighton, USAF (Ret.),

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Report Details Cyber Threats to Canada, Canadians in 2023-24

SecureWorld News

Persistent ransomware threats, increasing risk to critical infrastructure, state-sponsored activity, more bad actors, and new, disruptive technologies are the five cyber threat narratives noted in the National Cyber Threat Assessment 2023-2024 recently released by the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security.