2023 saw 5.5 million cybersecurity professionals, biggest yet but still short as study shows required growth rate is 12.6%, achieved only 8.7%. Rise in layoffs faced by companies, thus slowed hiring. Cybersecurity needs up due to increased threats but recession makes employers cautious, plus need for correct skills. Skills in demand: scripting, programming, risk management, security operations, threat analysis, communication and critical thinking. Problems: no job title standard, experience certifications and security clearance required. Industries in need of cybersecurity: finance, healthcare, energy and now digital assets, e-sports and AI technology. Upskilling recommended: train existing employees for new tasks to improve retention. Cybersecurity increasingly specialized, needs include cloud and information security, AI impeachment, data analysis, ethical hackers and app development. Governance framework experience also required. Soft skills like communication are important. Cybersecurity education less in demand, hands-on experience more crucial. Interest, most important for career in this field.

What the cybersecurity workforce can expect in 2024 Security Intelligence

Unpredictable 2023 brought twists in cybersecurity, influencing 2024 planning; GenAI, ransomware, and cybersecurity remain key focus areas. Cyberattack prevention improved by AI utilization; criminals use GenAI for deceptive actions, monetizing data, and creating target profiles. Expect identity-theft, AI-assisted campaigns, ransomware transformations and GenAI adoption, levelling up security analysts. Advancements in AI predict threats and encourage identity-fabric approach in identity crisis. More "harvest now, decrypt later" attacks expected with quantum advancements. Organizational agility & strategic plans needed for impending surprises.

Cybersecurity trends: IBM’s predictions for 2024 Security Intelligence

Ukrainian man arrested for hacking accounts, creating 1 million virtual servers to mine $2 million cryptocurrency. Europol and Ukrainian police seized equipment, cards, and illegal activity evidence. Cryptojacking scheme involved hijacking others' computing resources, leading to CPU, GPU performance degradation and increased power usage. Cloud service provider initially reported attack. Cryptocurrency mining risk mitigation includes monitoring unusual activity, implementing endpoint protection, intrusion detection systems, limiting access to critical resources, timely security updates, and enabling 2FA on administrative accounts.

Hacker spins up 1 million virtual servers to illegally mine crypto BleepingComputer

Instructions for OpenAI tool outdated; new tool blocks U.S. elections talks. ChatGPT-4 changes impede citing visited websites. OpenAI's GPT-4 introduced function calling and browsing tools. Function calls facilitate API or database queries via verbal requests. Discovered GPT-4's browsing tools can generate, execute Python code, and explore URLs. Recent OpenAI updates mean GPT-4 can no longer cite specific web content. Updated browsing tools may reduce OpenAI expenses, protect copyrights, but lower response quality.

Hidden Changes in GPT-4, Uncovered dmicz.github.io

2023 saw 5.5 million cybersecurity professionals, biggest yet but still short as study shows required growth rate is 12.6%, achieved only 8.7%. Rise in layoffs faced by companies, thus slowed hiring. Cybersecurity needs up due to increased threats but recession makes employers cautious, plus need for correct skills. Skills in demand: scripting, programming, risk management, security operations, threat analysis, communication and critical thinking. Problems: no job title standard, experience certifications and security clearance required. Industries in need of cybersecurity: finance, healthcare, energy and now digital assets, e-sports and AI technology. Upskilling recommended: train existing employees for new tasks to improve retention. Cybersecurity increasingly specialized, needs include cloud and information security, AI impeachment, data analysis, ethical hackers and app development. Governance framework experience also required. Soft skills like communication are important. Cybersecurity education less in demand, hands-on experience more crucial. Interest, most important for career in this field.

What the cybersecurity workforce can expect in 2024 Security Intelligence

Unpredictable 2023 brought twists in cybersecurity, influencing 2024 planning; GenAI, ransomware, and cybersecurity remain key focus areas. Cyberattack prevention improved by AI utilization; criminals use GenAI for deceptive actions, monetizing data, and creating target profiles. Expect identity-theft, AI-assisted campaigns, ransomware transformations and GenAI adoption, levelling up security analysts. Advancements in AI predict threats and encourage identity-fabric approach in identity crisis. More "harvest now, decrypt later" attacks expected with quantum advancements. Organizational agility & strategic plans needed for impending surprises.

Cybersecurity trends: IBM’s predictions for 2024 Security Intelligence

Ukrainian man arrested for hacking accounts, creating 1 million virtual servers to mine $2 million cryptocurrency. Europol and Ukrainian police seized equipment, cards, and illegal activity evidence. Cryptojacking scheme involved hijacking others' computing resources, leading to CPU, GPU performance degradation and increased power usage. Cloud service provider initially reported attack. Cryptocurrency mining risk mitigation includes monitoring unusual activity, implementing endpoint protection, intrusion detection systems, limiting access to critical resources, timely security updates, and enabling 2FA on administrative accounts.

Hacker spins up 1 million virtual servers to illegally mine crypto BleepingComputer

Instructions for OpenAI tool outdated; new tool blocks U.S. elections talks. ChatGPT-4 changes impede citing visited websites. OpenAI's GPT-4 introduced function calling and browsing tools. Function calls facilitate API or database queries via verbal requests. Discovered GPT-4's browsing tools can generate, execute Python code, and explore URLs. Recent OpenAI updates mean GPT-4 can no longer cite specific web content. Updated browsing tools may reduce OpenAI expenses, protect copyrights, but lower response quality.

Hidden Changes in GPT-4, Uncovered dmicz.github.io