Emerging Cybersecurity Trends
As 2025 approaches, cybersecurity faces escalating challenges, including record-breaking data breaches, geopolitical conflicts, and complex IT environments. Companies are diversifying security providers, moving away from single-vendor solutions like CrowdStrike to avoid single points of failure and foster innovation. Zero-trust adoption is accelerating, driven by the need to counter insider threats and secure remote workforces, with the market expected to triple by 2030, replacing traditional perimeter-based security.
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are becoming integral to security workflows, offering practical solutions for behavioral analytics and phishing detection. Addressing human error, responsible for 88% of breaches, is a priority, with AI-powered tools enhancing people-centric security. Passwordless authentication is also growing, but traditional passwords remain prevalent and are likely to persist as a fallback.
Critical infrastructure protection is increasingly urgent, with cyberattacks rising 30% in 2024. Regulatory bodies like CISA are responding, with new rules under the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) set to take effect in late 2025. Organizations are preparing to comply by adopting solutions that enhance resilience. These trends highlight the dynamic nature of cybersecurity, as new technologies and strategies are developed to address an expanding attack surface and increasingly sophisticated threats.
Wilson, Mike. 2024. “Six Cybersecurity Trends Heating Up In 2025.” Forbes. Nov. 22.
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