In 2024, the most common initial access vectors worldwide were exploitation of public-facing applications and usage of valid credentials. Both vectors were detected in 30 percent of detected incidents and remained unchanged since 2023. Additionally, phishing attempts were chosen by a quarter of threat actors trying to acces the victim's networks.
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