Security teams today face a perplexing reality: their growing confidence in their own team’s defensive skills is overshadowed by an increasing struggle to keep pace with the rising tide of cyber-attacks. Vectra AI's 2024 State of Threat Detection Report, based on a survey of 2,000 security professionals globally, reveals a complex landscape where tool proliferation, alert fatigue, and vendor distrust collide with the promise of AI-driven solutions.