The Global Risks Report 2024

Definitions of global risks TABLE A.1 Cyber insecurity Use of cyber weapons and tools to conduct cyberwarfare, cyberespionage and cybercrime to gain control over a digital presence and/or cause operational disruption. Includes: ransomware, data fraud or theft. Misinformation and disinformationPersistent false information (deliberate or otherwise) widely spread through media networks, shifting public opinion in a significant way towards distrust in facts and authority. Includes, but is not limited to: false, imposter, manipulated and fabricated content. Technological power concentration(digital assets,knowledge, strategictechnologies)Concentration of critical technological assets, capabilities or knowledge among a small number of individuals, businesses or states that can control access to key technologies. Stemming from, but not limited to: the failure of anti-trust regulation; inadequate investment in the innovation ecosystem; or state control over key technologies. SourceWorld Economic Forum Global Risks Perception Survey 2023-2024. Global Risks Report 2024 98