THE STATE OF CYBER SECURITY & COMPUTING IN 2025: KEY CHALLENGES AND REAL THREATS

The technology landscape is evolving fast and so are the threats. From AI-powered attacks to supply chain intrusions, the cyber domain is facing some of its toughest challenges yet. In this post, we'll dig into a few of the most urgent issues in Cybersecurity and computing today, back them with real-world evidence and suggest what individuals and organizations should watch out for.

AI Powered attacks & weaponization of AI

Attackers are using artificial intelligence to automate and amplify their attacks generating phishing emails, crafting malware and launching social engineering campaigns at scale. Security leaders expect AI-driven threat activity to become a daily occurrence. Deepfake scams and AI voice cloning are increasingly being used to socially engineer employees into granting access or approving transactions. However, traditional detections systems struggle to keep up and organizations must now secure their AI itself protecting training data and locking down models.

Proliferation of Unpatched & Outdated Software

Many cyberattacks exploit known vulnerabilities in unpatched or outdated software. Studies show about 32% of attacks exploit unpatched vulnerability is public, exploits often follow quickly, making patching critical.

Supply Chain & Third party Risks

Attackers increasingly target vendors and third-party providers that serve many clients, then lift access into their clients environments. High-profile breaches in 2025 affected UK nurseries, Harrods and even Co-op retail operations costing millions in damages and exposing sensitive data.

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Identify & Credential Risk: 'Identity as the New Perimeter'.

Stolen credentials remain one of the most common entry points for cyberattacks. Reports show a 42% spike in stolen credentials year-over-year, with RDP being the most common method of lateral movement inside networks. This makes identify-first security and MFA adoption critical to modern defence strategies.

Critical Infrastructure & Nation Scale Attacks

Cyberattacks are increasing targeting critical infrastructure like aviation, energy and transportation networks. Nation-states and organized groups are large-scale attacks with potentially devastating consequences for public safety and national security.

Quantum Threats & Cryptography Obsolescence (Emerging)

Quantum computing, though not yet at scale, poses a risk to current encryption methods (RSA,ECC). Data encrypted today could be harvested and decrypted later when quantum capabilities mature. Organizations are beginning to plane for post- quantum cryptography and crypto-agility.

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