2024 Midyear Threat Landscape Review

**Threat Landscape Mid-2024:** The report finds a sharp increase in reported CVEs (22k+ through mid-July 2024) with ~0.91% (204) weaponized vulnerabilities—many high-severity (QVS≥95, high CVSS) and several linked to ransomware and CISA KEV—highlighting exploitation trends (public-facing apps for initial access, remote services for lateral movement) and increased weaponization of older CVEs, recommending prioritized vulnerability management and threat-intelligence driven remediation.