The year 2024 witnessed significant advancements and challenges in the cybersecurity landscape. As cyber threats continued to evolve, organizations prioritized zero-trust architectures and AI-driven threat detection to combat sophisticated attacks. Ransomware remained a dominant threat, prompting global collaborations and stricter regulations to mitigate its impact. Generative AI emerged as both a tool for innovation and a vector for novel cyber risks, necessitating enhanced controls and ethical frameworks.