2023 State of The Threat – A Year in Review

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22023 State of the Threat: A Year in Review

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Contents

Letter From Our Vice President, Threat Research

Executive Summary and Key Findings

The Business of Cybercrime—Is Boomtime Back?

Innovations in TTPs Occur When Infection Chains Are Forced to Evolve State-Sponsored Threat Activity

Threat Actor Use of Artificial Intelligence

Conclusion

Appendix

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