Unpacking the latest annual report from Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs. We're talking with Derek Manky, Chief Security Strategist and Global VP Threat Intelligence, Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs, to get a snapshot of the active threat landscape and trends from 2024, including a comprehensive analysis across all tactics used in cyberattacks, as outlined in the MITRE ATT&CK framework. The report reveals that threat actors are increasingly harnessing automation, commoditized tools, and AI to systematically erode the traditional advantages held by defenders.
Read the full report at https://securityweekly.com/fortinetrsac
Derek Manky leads FortiGuard Labs’ Global Threat Intelligence Team at Fortinet, bringing over 20 years of cyber security experience. He has established frameworks in the security industry including responsible vulnerability disclosure, which has exercised the responsible reporting of over 1000 zero-day vulnerabilities. Manky has been with the Cyber Threat Alliance since it was founded in May 2014. For more than 15 years he has been highly engaged building public/private partnerships and supporting efforts including the CTA, FIRST.org, MITRE CTID, INTERPOL Expert Group/Gateway, and the World Economic Forum Partnership Against Cybercrime (PAC). He sits on the executive committee of the Cybercrime Atlas Initiative. His vision is applied to help shape the future of proactive cyber security, with the ultimate goal to make a positive impact towards the global war on cybercrime and threat actors.
