Cybersecurity forecast 2025: The next chapter in a global digital defense

The cybersecurity landscape is set to undergo significant transformations. The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in both defense and attack, shifting tactics from state actors, and the evolution of ransomware are just a few of the crucial elements shaping the upcoming year in cybersecurity. Google Cloud’s Cybersecurity Forecast 2025 sheds light on what organisations can expect and how they can prepare to tackle emerging threats head-on.

Artificial Intelligence

Attacker Use of AI

Anticipation of malicious actors will continue their rapid adoption of AI-based tools to augment and assist their online operations across various phases of the attack lifecycle. The use of AI and large language models (LLMs) will continue to grow, enabling attackers to develop and scale more convincing phishing, vishing, SMS, and other social engineering attacks. Cyber espionage and cyber crime actors continue to leverage deep fakes for identity theft, fraud, and bypassing know-your-customer (KYC ...