2024 Predictions Report: Evolution Is the Underlying Theme Moving Into 2024

The term ‘evolution’ implies the gradual growth of something from simple to complex, and it perfectly sums up Arctic Wolf’s 2024 Cyber Threat Predictions. The predictions presented are based on current cybersecurity trends and insights gathered from our data, and trace the development of several trends based on their earlier, simpler iterations and anticipate which ones are poised to take significant steps forward in the year ahead.

The 5 core trends that will be covered include:

• Election-focused cyber activity will continue to grow.
• Ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) will likely see continued specialization.
• Organizations will have to continue to harden themselves against state-sponsored actors to defend their intellectual property.
• Microsoft Active Directory security will remain a focus.
• AI-generated code will introduce new security vulnerabilities.