Duo Trusted Access Report 2024

Keypoints

• Annual cybersecurity reports typically comprise sections such as methodology, key findings, statistical data, trends, and strategic recommendations, offering a structured overview of security landscapes, attack vectors, and defense strategies.
• Key statistics from these reports reveal a 41% increase in global MFA authentications, with countries like Germany and Brazil experiencing significant growth, reflecting heightened awareness and compliance demands.
• Major threats include credential abuse, out-of-date software vulnerabilities, and sophisticated MFA-targeted attacks such as push fatigue and push bombing, demonstrating evolving attack techniques tailored to cloud and hybrid environments.
• Reports highlight the rising importance of stronger, phishing-resistant authentication methods like WebAuthn and hardware tokens, alongside a focus on device trust and visibility across diverse device ecosystems.
• There is an increasing emphasis on zero trust frameworks, identity threat detection, and response (ITDR), acknowledging that “identity is the new perimeter” and security must evolve to include comprehensive visibility and contextual authentication controls.
• Recurring themes include the global expansion of MFA, the diversification of device and identity environments, and the need for layered security policies to address security debt and mitigate complex attack surfaces.
• Key insights underscore that organizations are adopting stricter controls against outdated software, managing more geographically dispersed users, and integrating advanced threat detection to counter sophisticated cyber adversaries effectively.