Global Threat Intelligence Report H2 2024
July - December 2024
Key Points
- Mimecast has accumulated data from our systems protecting tens of millions of users, provided insights from our intelligence analysts, and added open-source intelligence on the latest threats.
- Explore analysis of threat activity, statistics revealing attack trends, and a series of recommendations for small businesses and large enterprises to protect their employees and mitigate the impact of risky users.
- Mimecast processed more than 90 billion data points for its nearly 43,000 customers, flagging more than 5 billion threats during the six-month period.
This research is articulated periodically into a threat intelligence report so that anyone involved in cybersecurity, even end-users, can stay informed about the latest threats and trends.
While threat actor activity has increased across almost all metrics, some trends stand out, including attackers living off trusted services such as Microsoft, Google, and Evernote to host threat actors’ payloads and landing pages. Another finding: Most industries saw a distinctive threat profile, including a greater proportion of malicious files targeting the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation sectors, while workers in the Media & Publishing sector encountered larger number of malicious links. Impersonation attacks dominated the threat profile for the software & SaaS sector
Download the report to learn about the specific threats from cybercriminals around the world, explore major events that impacted cybersecurity in the second half of 2024, and get recommendations for how to take action against these threats.