The Zscaler report highlights a surge in cyber threats targeting mobile, Internet of Things (IoT), and Operational Technology (OT) devices in 2024, emphasizing the need for enhanced security measures. The findings reveal an alarming increase in financially-oriented mobile threats by 111% over the last year, with notable threats such as banking malware like Vultur, Hydra, Ermac, Anatsa, and others. Spyware threats have also soared by more than 100%, with examples such as SpyLoan, SpinOk, and SpyNote
The report indicates that malware attacks on IoT devices have grown by 45%, predominantly targeting routers, while OT environments face vulnerabilities due to legacy systems and exposed protocols. The future threat landscape is expected to leverage artificial intelligence for phishing campaigns and IoT attacks, necessitating proactive security strategies like gaining visibility on devices, keeping systems updated, monitoring network logs, deploying multi-factor authentication, and implementing zero-trust device segmentation. ```https://www.techrepublic.com/article/zscaler-2024-mobile-iot-ot-cyber-threat-report/