2025 SonicWall Mid-Year Cyber Threat Report
The 2025 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report sheds light on the escalating pace of cyber threats, offering critical insights into how organizations can defend their networks. 2024 witnessed a surge in cybercrime, with notable increases in malware, IoT-based attacks, and encrypted threats—underscoring the urgent need for faster, more adaptive cybersecurity strategies.
Download the 2025 Cyber Threat Report for a brief, by-the-numbers guide to SonicWall's most critical findings on cybersecurity trends in 2024.
Table of Contents:
- Letter from the CEO
- Executive Summary
- The Escalation of Ransomware Attacks in 2024
- Staggering Spike in BEC Attacks
- The Speed of Threat Actors
- Living Off the Land Binaries (LOLBins)
- AI Automation Tools Lower Barrier
- The Internet of Things (IoT) Continues to Expand
- Increasing Diversity in Attack Types
- The Hidden Risks in Everyday Life
- Threat Report Battle Cards
- Challenges to Having an Effective Security Strategy
- Strategic Actions to Strengthen Your Cybersecurity Defense
- Key Takeaways
What trends are discussed in the Cyber Threat Report?
In 2024, we witnessed alarming trends that underscore the urgent need for proactive defense strategies. Ransomware in healthcare. The speed of threat actors. The hidden risks of everyday files. The rise of AI-driven automation tools and surge in SSRF attacks. The stakes have never been higher, with threat actors employing more sophisticated and relentless tactics than ever before. This is why SonicWall puts in the hours to provide this threat report so organizations know what they’re up against and how to combat it.
More Threat Trends
Threat Landscape
Organizations were saved from a potential 68 days of downtime in 2024 protecting 19% of a company's at-risk revenue.
Ransomware
198 million Americans impacted by ransomware breaches in the Healthcare sector.
Business Email Compromise (BEC)
Nearly one-third of all reported cyber events were BEC attacks, up dramatically from 9% in 2023.