The cyber threat landscape in 2024 presents evolving challenges as attackers become more sophisticated.
The most pressing threats include social engineering, third-party exposure, configuration errors, and AI-driven threats.
Other significant threats are DNS tunnelling, insider threats, state-sponsored attacks, ransomware, Trojan horses, drive-by downloads, and poor cyber hygiene.
Mitigation strategies include regular updates and patching, strong authentication, employee training, data encryption, network security, regular backups, and incident response plans.