6 Email Security Predictions for 2024: Cofense Experts Weigh-in 

Cofense outlines 2024 email-threat trends and predictions: organizations will lean more on threat intelligence and measurable risk metrics; boards will demand clearer email-security reporting; threat actors will weaponize AI/ML (e.g., ChatGPT) to scale realistic phishing; QR-code phishing will accelerate; social engineering will intensify beyond corporate email into employees’ social accounts; and a new malware family may fill the gap left by Qakbot’s takedown. The piece emphasizes adapting defenses, visibility, and response to evolving phishing and social engineering tactics.