2024 Annual Threat Report: findings and predictions

**Executive summary:** The report summarizes 2023 cyber trends: identity-based incidents dominated (64% of incidents, +144% YoY), exposed credentials were the leading cause of cloud incidents (42%), and 57% of malware cases showed pre-ransomware activity; it warns that phishing remains a primary vector, attackers are reusing older TTPs (e.g., homoglyphs, HTML injection), and that AI/LLMs will increasingly enable more effective social engineering and automation of attacks, so organizations should prioritize identity controls, MFA, monitoring, and basic defensive hygiene.