Reporting on Threathunt 2030: Navigating the future of the cybersecurity threat landscape

Reporting on Threathunt 2030: Navigating the future of the cybersecurity threat landscape The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) organised the 2024 edition of the ‘Threathunt 2030’ in Athens, the flagship conference on cybersecurity threats foresight. Published on September 19, 2024 ‘Threathunt 2030’ returned to highlight the significance of advanced foresight in prevention and response efforts towards emerging cybersecurity and hybrid threats. Through a series of interactive panels, ENISA addressed various aspects of foresight in the area of cybersecurity threats, with a view to improve resilience and security across the EU. EU Agency for Cybersecurity Executive Director, Juhan Lepassaar highlighted that: “Especially for 2024, foresight is key for cybersecurity strategic planning. Technological evolution, the current geopolitical situation, along with the cybersecurity landscape call for preparedness against anticipated or not-anticipated challenges and threats.”. Over time, the ENISA Threat Landscape has served as a crucial tool for understanding the present state of cybersecurity within the EU, furnishing insights into trends and patterns. This, in turn, has guided pertinent decisions and prioritisation of actions and recommendations in the domain of cybersecurity. Based on that statement, Threathunt 2030 discussions explored the interlink between geopolitical developments and the emergence of new threat actors and targets. The first panel of the Threathunt...