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Cybersecurity in 2024:

Trends and

Strategies for FEATURE

the UK

t’s that time of year again where we analyse what’s To tackle the evolving cyber threats in 2024,
Ihappened in 2023 and look to what 2024 might organisations can leverage innovative cybersecurity
dish up on the cybersecurity front, as we enter solutions. Here are three notable options:
#predictionseason!

• AI in Cybersecurity: expect to see AI-powered threat • WatchGuard Technologies: WatchGuard’s Total
detection and response systems becoming more Identity Security offers a comprehensive solution
commonplace. With the ability to rapidly analyse vast to protect against identity-related cyber threats. It
amounts of data to identify unusual patterns and combines multi-factor authentication (MFA), single
potential threats, AI will grow to help organisations sign-on (SSO), and identity and access management
stay ahead. (IAM) to ensure secure user access to critical resources, To summarise, no-
• Increased Emphasis on Zero Trust: we expect this reducing the risk of unauthorised access and data one should claim
model will continue to gain traction in 2024, with more breaches. to have “completed
organisations adopting it to minimise the risk of insider • Liverton Security: Liverton Security’s MailAdvisor cybersecurity” and
threats and external breaches. is a specialised email security solution. It employs therefore take their eye
• Ransomware Evolution: Ransomware isn’t going away advanced threat detection and email filtering to off the ball. Hackers
any time soon, and attacks are expected to become safeguard against phishing attacks, malicious will continue to don
even more sophisticated while targeting the usual attachments, and email-borne threats. In an era where their hoodies, sit in
critical infrastructures of healthcare and supply chain phishing remains a significant threat, MailAdvisor is a front of binary code
amongst others. crucial defence. wallpaper and look for
• Supply Chain Security: with global interconnectivity • CoSoSys: CoSoSys specialises in data loss prevention network fragilities to
comes susceptibility to cyberattacks. Companies (DLP) and endpoint security. Endpoint Protector helps exploit for monetary
will focus on securing their supply chains to prevent organisations safeguard sensitive data and prevent gain, so keeping
attacks that can disrupt production and distribution. data leaks, even in remote work scenarios. As data up-to-date with your
• Enhanced Authentication: Multi-factor authentication breaches continue to pose a significant risk, CoSoSys’ cybersecurity practices
(MFA) and biometric authentication will become DLP solutions are essential for securing critical is purely the start.
standard for securing accounts and systems. information.
Password-based authentication will become less
prevalent due to its vulnerabilities.

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