Find out why you need a Red Team Service in 2025 and what to watch out for. New threat actors, AI attacks, and more. What’s on the horizon for 2025?
The holidays are upon us, but threat actors won’t be giving any respite to the defenders tasked with protecting organizations, whether or not it is the season of good cheer.
The last year has been incredibly challenging for many organizations with data breaches, global IT outages, new and dangerous vulnerability discoveries, and a persistent shortage of cybersecurity talent impacting business operations, risk management, and growth opportunities.
As 2024 comes to a close, business leaders need to be aware of the cybercriminal activities and trends likely to pose a risk in 2025, and how Red Team security assessments can benefit their organization.
2025: New Year, New Cyberthreats
As we wrap up 2024, cybersecurity experts at IOActive recommend organizations hire a Red Team to help improve your security posture, fast, by identifying new attack paths through exploitation of complex attack chains and challenging your assumptions.
Below, you will find out what the major trends in cybersecurity will be for 2025 and why our predictions highlight the growing need for Red Team engagements. Learn everything there is to know about a Red Team service as you plan for the New Year.
State-sponsored Cyberattackers, New Threat Actors Emerge
IOActive has tracked cyberattacker groups and their movements for over two decades. Our experts predict that during 2025, new entries will emerge in the state-sponsored or Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) category.
State-sponsored groups often have the most resources and backing from ruling country leaders or parties. As cross-border arrests and law enforcement collaboration is difficult or impossible in some circumstances, it can be challenging to combat their activities, which often focus on financial or intellectual property theft and cyberespionage.
We believe that rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, the US, and Eastern Europe will contribute to the expansion of state-sponsored hacking and the creation of new groups entirely.
Attacks on Critical Infrastructure, Supply Chains Escalate
As state-sponsored hacking activities increase, we also expect to see an uptick in cyberattacks launched against digital supply chains and critical infrastructure.
These attacks may be for financial gain, destructive purposes, theft, or launched in response to ongoing conflicts or changing political environments. It is possible that some governments may also increase security requirements imposed on critical infrastructure providers or vendors within government software supply chains.
Ransomware
The threat of ransomware will continue to escalate throughout 2025. New strains, variants, and ransomware groups will emerge. With these changes, consumers will continue to feel the effects of their PII becoming compromised.
Let’s take Change Healthcare as an example. In February, the healthcare provider experienced a ransomware attack. It has taken eight months to confirm the number of those impacted, estimated to involve at least 100 million individuals.