Written By: Tim Porter
Sep 27, 2024
October is celebrated as Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of cybersecurity and promoting best practices to protect against cyber threats. This month serves as a crucial reminder for organizations and individuals to prioritize cybersecurity and stay informed about the latest trends and threats.
In an effort to keep you, my readers, informed, I thought it would be valuable to share some recent cyber trends from 2024. Additionally, I wanted to highlight a few resources that my team and I rely on to stay updated on emerging trends, which help us provide meaningful insights to our clients.
Recent Cyber Trends
1. Rise of AI-Driven Threats: Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a double-edged sword in the cybersecurity realm. While it offers advanced tools for detecting and mitigating threats, it also empowers cybercriminals to launch sophisticated attacks. AI-driven phishing and vishing (voice phishing) attacks have become more prevalent, with attackers using AI to create highly convincing and personalized messages. (Knowbe4)
2. Increased Phishing and Credential Misuse: Phishing remains one of the most common attack vectors. According to recent reports, nearly 80% of data breaches involve phishing and the misuse of credentials. (Verizon DBIR) Cybercriminals are continually refining their tactics, making it crucial for organizations to implement comprehensive security awareness training and multi-factor authentication.
3. Malicious AI and Ethical Hacking: The use of AI in cybercrime has led to the rise of malicious AI. Ethical hackers have provided insights into how attackers leverage AI to bypass traditional security measures. This trend underscores the importance of staying ahead of the curve by adopting AI-driven cybersecurity solution (Abnormal Security)
4. Third-Party Security Risks: As businesses increasingly rely on third-party vendors, the security of these relationships has come under scrutiny. Strengthening security in third-party relationships is essential to prevent breaches that can occur through less secure partners.
Helpful Sources
Here are a few of my teams favorite trusted sources of cybersecurity news and trends:
1. SecureWorld - SecureWorld News is your trusted source for the valuable cybersecurity information you depend on.
2. CyberheistNews - Learn about the most current cybercrime tactics, cyberheist schemes, social engineering scams and ransomware attacks
3. Security Magazine - Latest news on cybersecurity, including data breaches, security vulnerabilities, cyberattacks, malware and phishing attacks, data privacy and compliance, cybersecurity conferences and more.
4. Abnormal Security - Keep up with the latest news in cybersecurity with insight from our team of experts.
