By Caitlin Condon, Senior Manager, Vulnerability Research at Rapid7, and Christiaan Beek, Senior Director, Threat Analytics at Rapid7
It’s that time of year again — time for the annual tradition of cybersecurity predictions. Here at Rapid7 we’ve seen a whole lot of threats and exploited vulnerabilities in 2023, many in the form of zero days. So it can be a little overwhelming to think about what could be in store for us in the year ahead.
We thought we’d start off by asking ChatGPT for its predictions.
Unsurprisingly, it gave the answer, “increased emphasis on AI and machine learning.” ChatGPT explained that AI-driven systems can better analyze and detect anomalies, and that we may see even more AI-powered tools for threat detection, response, and automation.
Well, there you have it folks, ChatGPT TO THE RESCUE!
This “prediction” is pretty obvious, and everyone in the cybersecurity industry knows it. But more importantly, it doesn’t solve the huge issue that exists in the cybersecurity industry: We’re all focusing on what could be without having the basic mechanisms in place to address what is.
So instead of making 2024 cybersecurity predictions, we suggest you make the following three resolutions and a promise to yourself that you will lay the groundwork to make them happen in 2024.
Resolution 1: Just implement MFA already
It seems like every CISO has spent 2023 getting up to speed on AI. Certainly AI will play an important role in 2024, both in the opportunities it presents to defenders as well as the security challenges it brings.
From a cybersecurity standpoint, however, it’s still important ..
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