AI, Automation, and Dark Web Fuel Evolving Threat Landscape

FortiGuard Labs' 2025 Global Threat Landscape Report warns that cybercriminals are rapidly adopting AI and automation—enabling scalable, more convincing phishing, AI-driven extortion, and faster reconnaissance—while automated scanning and commoditized tools (malware, phishing kits, IAB services) accelerate exploitation and lower the barrier to entry; defenders are urged to speed patching, emulate adversary behavior with red/purple teams, and increase automation in detection and response.