Refocusing on Cybersecurity Essentials in 2024: A Critical Review

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As we enter 2024, it is a good time to reflect on the cybersecurity landscape of the past year. The insights gained from the preceeding [sic] 12 months can guide us in charting a course to mitigate the risk of falling victim to data breaches in the upcoming year. In 2023, ransomware attacks, exemplified by incidents like LockBit 3.0, ESXiArgs, and industrial organization attacks, maintained their status as the top cyber threats, becoming the leading cause of cyber insurance claims. In addition, zero-day vulnerabilities in supply chains (e.g., MOVEit, Barracuda Email Security Gateway Appliances, Trend Micro Apex One, Cisco IOS XE) along with third-party cloud threats (e.g., Microsoft Cloud email breach), posed new challenges. Given the scale and sophistication of these attacks, organizations must reassess their cybersecurity strategies to curb their exposure to cyber threats in 2024.
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Refocusing on Cybersecurity Essentials in 2024: A Critical Review