Description: This blog talks about the different website security or cybersecurity trends to look out for in 2024.
It’s a brand-new year which opens the gate for new trends, new ideas and changes within the Web industry. Some things haven’t changed since it’s only the beginning, but there are bound to be new things coming. There are already new website security trends for the 2024 season, and we’ll see how they develop throughout the year.
1. AI Cybersecurity Trends
2023 was a huge year for AI. Lately, it’s become more influential than ever before. In addition, it’s more known and used. Like a lot of things, it can be used for good, but it can also be used for bad. As for being used for good, AI can be used as a powerful and more advanced defense mechanism. Its analysis and detection capabilities can help stop cyberattacks before they have the chance to cause damage. On the other hand, it can be used to enhance cyberattacks and make those more powerful. As the year goes on, how far the capabilities of AI go will continue to be revealed as people discover more.
Some predictions of AI security trends for 2024 include cyber-attacks, automated malware, safety, privacy and data manipulation risks. With the use of AI, cyberattacks can become more powerful, speedy, and advanced. As AI continues to expand, people are predicting that people will be able to create automated, advanced malicious bots that can steal data. Our community keeps expanding, and we even have self-driving cars. This can even be affected by AI, because an AI could breach the car’s security and cause harm to those inside. Lastly, as AI becomes more powerful, it may be easier to steal more classified information and data.
| Risks of AI in Cybersecurity trends | Benefits of AI in Cybersecurity trends |
| – As AI tools become more accessible, and lessen in price, the risks are expected to increase. – Self-driving cars could be breached, causing accidents. – Automated malware may become possible. – Data can be stolen through different techniques, such as impersonation. | – Easily accessible tool, not too costly. – AI can guide self-driving cars and make them safer. – AI can automate beneficial cybersecurity. – Can quickly discover, analyze, and counter threats/alert security personnel of threats. – AI has a large data capacity. |
2. Improving Cloud Security
Many organizations and people use the cloud to store their data. As different attacks become more powerful, the clouds security will have to become more powerful as well. According to Information Week, threat actors are targeting hybrid and multi-cloud environments. So, if breaching cloud security becomes a trend, these threat actors will be looking for any way to break down the cloud. At the same time, cloud security organizations will have to look for every way to make their program as strong as possible.
3. Increase of Zero-day attacks
Zero-day is used when a developer discovers a flaw late, and only has “zero days” to fix it. Zero-day attacks are when hackers attack a developer’s software during this zero-day. In other words, it’s when hackers attack/damage a system that is vulnerable. According to Zero-Day.cz Tracking Project, 87 zero-day vulnerabilities were discovered in 2023. In the previous year, 52 were found, so this attack method is increasing. It was also said that China utilizes zero-day attacks more than any nation, and they’re expected to keep doing it. During this time, they’ll probably find ways to make it more powerful. Other nations may have to start paying more attention to this as well.
A good way to prepare for these attacks is making sure you have backups of your site. I talk more about this in my blog.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the year 2024 has new security trends to look out for. Depending on the user, these trends can be beneficial or harmful to society. Hopefully, people will be able to use them to strength security rather than breaching security. Happy New Year!