Best of 2024: Reader favorites

As we close out the year, it's a tradition to recognize some of our readers’ favorite blog posts, and it provides the perfect opportunity to highlight the content that resonated most with our audience over the past 12 months — whether it was new research, industry news, or critical cybersecurity updates.

Here’s a roundup of the Barracuda blog posts that sparked the most interest in 2024:

Threat research

• Threat Spotlight: How bad bot traffic is changing

• Threat Spotlight: Attackers abuse URL protection services to mask phishing links

• Threat Spotlight: How ransomware for rent rules the threat landscape

Special reports

• New report: Business email compromise accounts for 1 in 10 email attacks

• Cyber resilience needs leaders who can manage risk – CIO report and checklist

Ransomware

• Black Basta’s nasty tactics: Attack, assist, attack

• Who is behind Cactus ransomware?

• ALPHV-BlackCat ransomware group goes dark

• Rhysida ransomware: The creepy crawling criminal hiding in the dark

Email security

• Enhancing email security: Navigating new Google and Yahoo DMARC changes

• Quishing: What you need to know about QR code email attacks

Artificial intelligence

• How attackers weaponize generative AI through data poisoning and manipulation

• 5 Ways cybercriminals are using AI: Phishing

• 5 Ways cybercriminals are using AI: Deepfakes

• How AI is changing ransomware and how you can adapt to stay protected

Data protection

• The language of data privacy: The differences between PII, PHI, NPI, and PCI

• The language of data privacy: What is CPNI and why should you care?

Channel-focused

• Celebrating Barracuda’s 2024 CRN Women of the Channel winners

Barracuda

• Below the Surface: Advancing Women in Technology

• Your complete guide to the 2024 Barracuda Championship

• From portfolio to platform: Barracuda turns 20

Timeless favorites that remain popular year after year

• Ham v Spam: what's the difference?

• The business risks of using personal email accounts

Thank you for engaging with our blog this year. We hope you found the cybersecurity insights we shared to be helpful and informative. We're excited to continue delivering valuable content in 2025, and we wish you a safe and secure holiday season!