The scale, speed, and sophistication of threat actors’ actions have increased in the past year. In about 45% of our Unit 42® Incident Response cases in 2023, attackers exfiltrated data in less than a day after compromise. At the same time, large-scale exploitation of internet-facing vulnerabilities was the initial access vector in 39% of our cases, compared to 28% of cases in 2022.
Arming yourself with real-world insights is paramount when facing evolving cyberthreats. The first step in preparation is understanding the latest attack trends and major causes of common breaches.
Watch as our security experts unpack key findings from our 2024 Unit 42 Incident Response Report. We’ll discuss:
- Top attacker tactics, motives and methods.
- Actionable recommendations for securing your organization.
- The potential of artificial intelligence in cybersecurity.
- Predictions on what threats we’ll see in 2024 and beyond.
You will get insights into today’s threat landscape. Understand how that knowledge will help you align your strategies to prevent, detect, and respond to threats.
Sam Rubin is the Global Head of Operations for Unit 42 at Palo Alto Networks, where he leads the delivery of incident response and proactive consulting services across North America and directs the firm's global go-to-market strategy. An industry leading cybersecurity expert with over 20 years of experience, Sam has spent his career helping organizations defend against cyber threats. He has wide-ranging expertise in incident response, digital forensics, and cybersecurity risk management and has served as an expert witness in litigation matters stemming from cybersecurity incidents.
Dan O’Day, a director at Unit 42, is an accomplished cybersecurity professional with more than a decade of experience in digital forensics and incident response, malware analysis, and software development.
With a background in law enforcement and criminal investigations, he is skilled in preparing and delivering expert trial and deposition testimony, including in matters involving trade secrets misappropriation.
Michael Sikorski is an industry expert in reverse engineering and published the book Practical Malware Analysis: The Hands-On Guide to Dissecting Malicious Software, which has had over 100,000 copies distributed, and teaches the tools and techniques used by professional analysts for malware analysis. He has over 20 years of experience working on high-profile incidents and leading research and development teams.
He also teaches cybersecurity at Columbia University. Michael works across the Palo Alto Networks product portfolio to fuel intelligence, guide innovation, and increase collaboration. At Unit 42, he leads the engineering and product management teams to drive the future of threat intelligence, security consulting, and managed services.
As a consulting operations director and the executive editor of Unit 42's strategic publications, Michael Graven is keenly aware of the ever changing terrain of the cyberthreat landscape and the constantly evolving practices of the malicious actors who inhabit it.
With expertise in both IT infrastructure and cybersecurity consulting, including as an executive and an entrepreneur, he is well-positioned to deftly translate the technical details of these risks into the unambiguous data that companies need in order to protect themselves.