
Cybersecurity Trends and Predictions 2025 From Industry Insiders: Part 1
In the 2025 cybersecurity outlook, Jim Broome, CTO and President of DirectDefense, warns that AI will both strengthen defenses and amplify cyber risks, as attackers use generative AI and deepfakes to bypass traditional phishing detection. He emphasizes the need for ongoing employee training and advanced AI tools to keep pace. Broome also predicts that data exfiltration and extortion will overtake ransomware as the primary threat, especially in regulated industries, as attackers shift to using stolen data for leverage in more complex attacks. Read article on ITPro Today.