Editors' Panel: Cybersecurity 2024 - Thanks for the Memories

Looking Back on the Ransomware Attacks, Resilience Lessons and Tech Trends Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • December 20, 2024

In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discussed defining cybersecurity moments of 2024, from the CrowdStrike outage to ransomware's continued evolution, and the shifting dynamics in the tech industry affecting startups and M&A activity.

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The panelists - Anna Delaney, director, productions; Mathew Schwartz, Executive Editor of DataBreachToday and Europe; Michael Novinson, managing editor, ISMG Business; and Marianne Kolbasuk McGee, executive editor, HealthcareInfoSecurity - discussed:

• The July CrowdStrike outage as a key lesson in vendor resilience, with a renewed focus on robust testing and cybersecurity basics to prevent widespread disruptions;
• The constant barrage of ransomware and data exfiltration attacks in healthcare in 2024, including the record-breaking February cyberattack on Change Healthcare by the BlackCat ransomware group, which disrupted services and exposed vulnerabilities in vendor dependencies ...