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IF they can build the team and infrastructure to support it. We expect the number of companies who look
to outsource security to double due to both the challenging economy and difficulty in finding cybersecurity
professionals. To support this spike in demand for managed security services, MSPs/MSSPs will turn to
unified security platforms with heavy automation (AI/ML), to lower their cost of operations, and offset the
difficulty they may also have in filling cybersecurity technician roles

As these threats potentially evolve from predictions to reality, it's essential to ensure you have the
solutions and assets to protect your business and your customers. To learn what other emerging threat
trends and security techniques are lurking around the corner and how you can protect against them,
check out the WatchGuard Threat Lab's complete list of 2024 Cybersecurity Predictions and
accompanying videos here.

About the Author

Marc Laliberte is the Director of Security Operations at WatchGuard
Technologies. Marc joined the WatchGuard team in 2012 and has spent
much of the last decade helping shape WatchGuard’s internal security
maturation from various roles and responsibilities. Marc’s responsibilities
include leading WatchGuard’s security operations center as well as the
WatchGuard Threat Lab, a research-focused thought leadership team that
identifies and reports on modern information security trends. With regular
speaking appearances and contributions to online IT publications, Marc is
a leading thought leader providing security guidance to all levels of IT
personnel.

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