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The digital world in 2025 will bring incredible advancements but also new cybersecurity threats, with existing ones becoming more severe. Here's a concise overview of the top risks and strategies to mitigate them.
The rise of adversarial AI
As organizations increasingly integrate AI into their operations, cybercriminals are weaponizing it to manipulate systems and exploit vulnerabilities. This “adversarial AI” enables malicious actors to carry out data breaches, compromise AI models, and deploy sophisticated botnets with unmatched speed and precision. For example, AI-powered attacks have already stolen millions of customer records and compromised vulnerable servers globally.
How to Counteract: Implement robust threat modeling, strengthen access controls, and employ encryption techniques such as data watermarking to secure AI systems against manipulation.
Deepfake phishing attacks
Phishing remains a top threat, and with deepfake technology, attackers are creating hyper-realistic videos and audio to deceive victims. Examples include impersonating executives during video calls or cloning voices to commit fraud. Such attacks are difficult to detect, putting organizations at greater risk.
How to Counteract: Enforce multi-factor authentication (MFA), educate employees to recognize signs of deepfakes (e.g., unnatural speech or visual inconsistencies), and invest in AI-powered deepfake detection tools to stay ahead of this evolving threat.
Pressure to comply with new regulations
With regulations like NIS2, the Cyber Resilience Act, and DORA, organizations face mounting pressure to strengthen cybersecurity practices and meet stringent compliance requirements. Failure to comply can result in hefty fines or sanctions. These laws emphasize data protection, incident response, and operational resilience across various sectors.
How to Counteract: Develop a cybersecurity compliance program, centralize critical access points, and regularly audit security measures to ensure alignment with evolving regulatory demands.
The growing ransomware threat
Ransomware attacks continue to escalate, driven by advancements in AI that make these assaults faster and more damaging. The average ransom demand has surged to $2 million, with many victims experiencing significant data loss and prolonged recovery times. SMBs are particularly vulnerable due to limited defenses and budgets.
How to Counteract: Maintain secure, regularly tested backups, enforce least-privilege access policies, and adopt zero-trust architecture to contain potential breaches and minimize damage.
Financial ruin after cyberattacks
For SMBs, a successful cyberattack can be catastrophic, with average breach costs nearing $3 million. Many smaller businesses fail to recover, with 60% shutting down within six months of an attack. Cyber insurance can help, but insurers increasingly demand strong controls, such as privileged access management (PAM), as a prerequisite for coverage.
How to Counteract: Implement PAM solutions to govern privileged accounts, enforce session monitoring, and integrate multi-factor authentication to meet insurance requirements and protect critical assets.
Learn more and dive deeper
Devolutions offers a suite of solutions that help IT pros address and mitigate all of the risks discussed in this white paper by enforcing PAM, establishing network segmentation, safeguarding passwords, enabling session recording, and more. In addition, our solutions are affordable for SMBs that typically do not have large IT security budgets. They also integrate rapidly and seamlessly in the environment, support compliance requirements, and increase end user productivity, efficiency, and day-to-day work experience.
To learn more and dive deeper, email sales@devolutions.net and request a consultation to discuss your cybersecurity challenges and goals. Discover how our solutions will help you establish visibility and control, reduce risk, meet compliance requirements, boost end user productivity, and move your organization ahead!
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The insights shared above are just the tip of the iceberg. The full report delves deeper into these findings and explores several other critical trends and discoveries. Don’t miss out — click here to download the full report now.
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