Emerging Threats: Cybersecurity Forecast 2025

The Cybersecurity Forecast 2025 provides a strategic outlook on anticipated threats for the coming year, highlighting increased attacker use of AI (for phishing, vishing, social engineering, and deepfakes), AI-augmented information operations, ongoing nation-state activity (Russia, China, Iran, North Korea), persistent ransomware and multifaceted extortion, continuing risk from infostealers, broader access to cyber capabilities lowering barriers for less-skilled actors, compromised identities in hybrid environments, growing Web3/crypto targeting, and a faster time-to-exploit; the document is a trend-focused report rather than a technical incident or forensic analysis.