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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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State of Cybersecurity 2024: Filling Skills Gap Should Be Priority for MSPs

CompTIA on Cybersecurity

Customers want providers to have real-time insights into cyber threats encompassing ransomware, social engineering, malware releases and other attacks.

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Cyber threats in gaming—and 3 tips for staying safe

Webroot

Why are cyber threats to gamers on the rise? But there are some good reasons for this trend: The global gaming market is booming—and is expected to reach $219 billion by 2024. Top cyber threats in gaming. There are numerous cyber threats to gamers. Phishing and social engineering.

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Top Cyber-Threat Techniques in Q4 2023: What We’re Seeing

Digital Shadows

Find out the most notable trends of 2023’s final quarter, to set priorities and alerts for 2024. We cover techniques used to achieve initial access, defense evasion, command-and-control, and impact.

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MY TAKE: Why email security desperately needs retooling in this post-Covid 19, GenAI era

The Last Watchdog

It’s a digital swindle as old as the internet itself, and yet, as the data tells us, the vast majority of security incidents are still rooted in the low-tech art of social engineering. Related: AI makes scam email look real Fresh evidence comes from Mimecast’s “The State of Email and Collaboration Security” 2024 report.

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60% of small businesses are concerned about cybersecurity threats

Malwarebytes

“The small businesses most concerned about cybersecurity threats include businesses with 20-500 employees (74%) and businesses in the professional services industry (71%). And, as you can read in our 2024 State of Malware report , cybercriminals continue to evolve their tactics. Services businesses are right to be concerned.

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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.