Operational tech under attack, deepfake phishing and learning to use passkeys -- cybersecurity predictions for 2025

With a constant power struggle between attackers and defenders cybersecurity is a fast-moving area. That makes it notoriously hard to predict what might happen, but that doesn't stop us trying. Here are what some industry experts think the cybersecurity world has in store for 2025. Sasha Gohman, VP, research at Cymulate, thinks ransomware will become obsolete. 'Ransomware may become obsolete due to the fact that decrypting your important files may become a feasible task with quantum computing. On the other hand, ransomware operators may then choose to encrypt your important files with quantum-resilient encryption.' Dr Ric Derbyshire, principal security researcher… [Continue Reading]