The big security trends that shaped 2024 and will shape 2025

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Santiago Pontiroli, lead security researcher with Acronis’ Threat Research Unit (TRU)

The security threatscape is an always-shifting environment, and 2024 and 2025 have certainly been no exceptions to those rules.

To take a look back at some of the biggest security trends that shaped 2024, and a preview of what to expect the rest of this year, we’re joined on the podcast by Santiago Pontiroli, lead security researcher with Acronis’ Threat Research Unit (TRU) on this edition of the podcast.

We discuss:

• what the Threat Research Unit does;
• dominant trends in the security space for 2024, and where Acronis sees them going in 2025;
• surprises and new developments in the security space that are likely be of concern this year;
• the role of AI in modern targeted cyberattacks;
• the threat of triple extortion;
• the escalating nature of cyberattacks as part of broader geopolitical tensions;
• how to adapt to a more modern approach to security protection;
• how to protect yourself against the attacks of today, and the attacks of tomorrow; and
• good news in the security world for 2025.

All this and much more are in this edition of the ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast.

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