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2025 Predictions for the Cyberwarfare Landscape
- As cyberattacks become more frequent and targeted, the potential for significant collateral damage increases, complicating efforts to maintain societal resilience.
- The distinctions between military and civilian infrastructure are rapidly blurring in the cyber domain.
- In 2025, the civilian infrastructure is expected to be on the frontlines of cyber warfare.
- Ransomware has evolved from a financial windfall for cybercriminals to a political weapon for nation-states.
- Cyber mercenaries and proxy groups are emerging actors on the cyber battlefield complicating attribution.
- Nation-states seek competitive advantages in emerging technologies will result in intellectual property theft, cyber espionage and targeted attacks.
- AI-powered attacks that overwhelm cybersecurity teams by generating thousands of variants of malware or exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities will target emerging technologies.
- The proliferation of IoT devices introduces an alarming attack surface for cyber actors.
- Breakthroughs in quantum computing may begin to challenge the security of traditional encryption methods and password complexity.
- Distrust between nations and diverging national interests could lead to fragmented defense efforts.
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