Cybersecurity firm CSC recently issued its CISO Outlook 2025 Report, which predicts cybersecurity challenges CISOs will face in the next year. The report, from a survey of 300 CISOs and cybersecurity professionals globally, finds that CISOs “predict the cybersecurity challenges they face will intensify and the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) is increasing the potency of some domain-related threats.”
Some of the report’s key findings:
- 70% of CISOs believe security threats will increase in the year ahead
- 98% believe risks will rise over the next three years
- 66% expect cyber risks to be ‘significant’
- 76% say they’re only ‘somewhat confident’ in their ability to mitigate domain attacks
- Regulatory compliance will continue to be a challenge
- AI-powered attacks are increasing threat levels
These insights for the next year are based on experiences in 2024, with the top three cited risks being cybersquatting, domain and domain name system hijacking, and DDoS attacks. The top three cited risks expected in the next three years were cybersquatting, domain and DNS hijacking, and ransomware and malware.
The CISOs confirmed that cyber threats are evolving and getting more complex, which makes it increasingly difficult to combat. Some of the tips to consider include:
- Establish an AI Governance Program
- Focus on Shadow AI
- Prepare for increased security audits
- Consider strategic outsourcing
The bottom line is that protecting organizations will continue to be complex and difficult. Staying on top of new threats and risk will serve CISOs well in 2025.