2024 SonicWall Mid-Year Cyber Threat Report

The 2024 SonicWall Mid-Year Cyber Threat Report highlights threat actor’s activities for the first half of the calendar year and provides actionable insights on how to defend your networks. The first half of 2024 has already seen escalating cybercrime activity with increases in malware, IoT malware and encrypted threat activity.

Each year, SonicWall’s Mid-Year Cyber Threat Report covers the most pressing threats and trends in the world of cybersecurity for the first half of the year. In cybersecurity, rapid changes are not just common – they’re expected, so a second threat report at the halfway point of the year helps organizations better adapt to the latest turmoil. The 2024 Mid-Year Cyber Threat Report covers significant increases in IoT Malware, encrypted threats and more. Understand regional threat trends alongside a shift in how we’re measuring threats – a shift that has enabled us to calculate how much money threat protection is saving you. With detailed analyses of widespread attacks, supply chain vulnerabilities, and the rise of Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks, this report provides actionable insights for creating robust defensive strategies. Don’t miss the exclusive look into the latest trends and methodologies that can help safeguard your organization’s future. Read SonicWall’s 2024 Mid-Year Cyber Threat Report today to stay in the loop and ahead of the curve when it comes to the latest threats and trends.

What trends are discussed in the Mid-Year Cyber Threat Report?

During the first half of 2024, we found that threat actors are working overtime – literally. Our telemetry data showed 1,104 hours of critical attacks out of only 880 work hours. That means threat actors are logging 20% more hours than the average worker. But SonicWall puts in the hours provide this threat report so organizations know what they’re up against and how to combat it.