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Top 4 Takeaways from Fortra’s 2024 Cyber
Survey
By Antonio Sanchez, Principal Cybersecurity Evangelist, Fortra
What were the biggest cybersecurity challenges companies faced in 2023? And what will security leaders
focus on in 2024? Fortra launched its inaugural State of Cybersecurity Survey to help answer pressing
questions like these and provide insight to the industry. There were over 400 responses to our inaugural
survey representing 40 different industries across the world. Here are the big takeaways from this year’s
survey.
Phishing and Smishing
Four out of five people cited phishing and smishing as their top risk for 2024. To gain initial access,
phishing is still the most common tactic used in an attack campaign and it continues to evolve with new
innovations. Early 2023 saw a sudden rise in popularity of ChatGPT, which has been used to create more
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