2024 Thales Data Threat Report
Navigating New Threats and Overcoming Old Challenges
Insights into new technologies, their security implications and the organizational changes for success ahead
In this report, we share key findings from the 2024 Thales Data Threat Report (DTR), focused on the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, and briefly discuss differences between APAC and global responses, along with enterprise observations and a summary of the threat landscape.
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Companies that had a good handle on their compliance processes and passed all of their audits were less likely to suffer from a breach. We’ll start to see more compliance and security functions coming together. This would be a huge positive step to strengthen cyber defenses and build protection around the data itself.
Key Findings
Data Breach Trends and Threats
Ransomware attacks are more common,
with 28% experiencing an attack. Half of that group (14%) have been attacked in the last 12 months.
Risks to Emerging Technologies
The generative AI boom is underway:
47% are in either the integration or enablement phases of adopting AI.
Compliance and Sovereignty Concerns
Key management systems usage
53% of respondents reported that their organization uses five or more key management systems, slowly progressing downward since 2021.
Increasing DevOps Challenges
Over half (58%) cited secrets management as the number one DevOps challenge.
Identity Complexities and Compromise
Achieving security consistency within CIAM
initiatives was the number one cited challenge at
66%
Risks to Emerging Technologies
Internet of Things (IoT)
is a top emerging security concern for 57% of APAC respondents. For most, patching and updating their IoT environments is the greatest IoT/OT security challenge.
2024 Thales Data Threat Report
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