What Does the State of Cybersecurity Look Like for 2025?

Businesses have seen an increase in cyberattacks, and this trend is not slowing down in 2025. Today, we want to explore what the future could hold so you can take these insights and apply them to your cybersecurity initiatives in the coming year.

Cybercrime is a Business, Just Like Any Other

And what do businesses seek? Money.

Cybercriminals will target small businesses because they see a profit in it. They understand that small businesses don’t have the same amount of protection you might expect from a large enterprise. Similarly, cybercriminals know they can still get high-quality data from a small business and charge a ransom for its safe return.

Since cybercriminals treat this work like a business, it’s safe to say that any and all organizations, big and small, are at risk, provided the hacker can get a return on their investment.

Attacks Will Utilize Multiple Approaches

Cybersecurity attacks are growing increasingly more complex.

With multiple stages of attack and backups in place to ensure hackers can infiltrate your network, you can be sure that cyberattacks are adapting to the current state of cybersecurity. Hackers understand that they need contingency plans in place in case their primary method of attack doesn’t work. It’s like a bizarre role reversal in a sense.

Even something as simple as a phishing attack will include multiple methods, like social engineering through social media or by phone call or text.

AI is Making Things Worse

AI might make your life easier in a lot of ways, but you know what they say about tools: anyone can use them, including cybercriminals in this case.

AI makes cybersecurity threats more dangerous. Hackers can personalize attacks, deploy more of them faster, and make their efforts harder to detect. AI can even automate large-scale attacks and make adjustments to them in real time.

All of these developments make AI hacking a frustrating development to combat.

Unknown Threats are the Most Dangerous

Cyberthreats are evolving each and every day, making security a tougher challenge than ever before.

You can’t protect against threats that you don’t know exist. The unknown threats are the ones that cause the most widespread damage before security professionals can mount a counteroffensive. If you want to protect your business, you need to be ready to adapt and inform your staff of the latest threats as they emerge.

If one thing is clear, cybersecurity is not just professionals’ responsibilities; it’s everyone’s responsibility.

Let’s Work Together to Protect Your Organization

Don’t let fear of cyberthreats hold you back from growing your business in 2025. Get in touch with SMART Services today to take advantage of our comprehensive suite of security solutions. Learn more today at 586 258-0650 .