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THETrendMicroSecurityPredictionsfor2025EASYWAYIN/OUTConsumerdata will be the hot commodity in the underaround for 2025, withcybercrime expected to cost over $10 trillion this coming year. Criminalswill continue to develoo new wavs to exploit vulnerable areas, increasindenterprise risk as the attack surface expandsOurresearchpointstoartificial intelligence (Al) as a major propulsor for criminal schemes, using ittoenhance.speedup,andimprove operations'and schemes to exploit whatremains the most vulnerable avenue- the user.Criminals will also continue to pursue avenues of least resistance and mostaccessibility -taking the easiest route, for what continues to be the greatestmotivator:profit.Publiclv accessible data storaae and misusina leaitimatetop issues thatwill disruot enteroriseoperationsand usersecuritv in 2025
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Trend Micro SecurityPredictionsfor2025This section summarizes our predictions for 2025 alonaside our experts assessment on theirexpected risk severity and scope.Severity refers to the level of impact in case of a successfuattack, while scope refers to the amount of people likely to be affected in a successful attack. Wealso list the industries and groupsthatshould be on the lookoutforthese kinds of attacksSEVERITYSCOPEINDUSTRYORGROUPPREDICTIONMEDIUM Bypass-KYC-asarservice sustainedby unintentionallyNARROW。Insurancesectorexposed biometrics, leaked and breached Pllihyper-personlzed deplakenabed scamsusingALLHIGHWIDEConsumerpersonality+Technology industryAl agent vulnerability exploits,.OtherenterprisesadoptingMEDIUMNARROWagents(making itsscope ofriskgrow)AlsupplychainattacksMEDIUMNARROWadoption)HIGHWIDEALLBEC and fake employee scamsLOWNARROWAlindustryAImodelweb-scrapingHIGHNARROWEnterprisesadoptingagentiveAAgentiveAlhijackingMEDIUMEnterprises adopting the use of LLMsSenstve inormation dsclosurebyLLMs duringNARROWin the operationsemployee and customer interactionsHIGHWIDEExpotatonof menory managemntvuneabitieAutomotive companiesadoptingAtlacksacross ariousOEM,patformsthtshtaeHIGHNARROW components fromcentralizedECUsAutomotive companies andTargeted attacks on EV charger and vehicletheir customerscommunicationsMEDIUMWIDEPowergrid and systemoperators and authoritiesGovernment organizationsIncreaseinhacktivistattacks.EnterprisesthatpubliclyMEDIUMNARROWexpresstheir politicalleaning/ideologies Organizations ofinteresttoNational|Espionageattacksbygroupslike VoildRabisuHIGHNARROWGovernmentsDaVinciGroup, and other mercenary groupsTHEEASYWAYIN/OUTn-------------
SEVERITYSCOPEINDUSTRYORGROUPPREDICTIONGovernment organizationsAttacks oncloud enwvironments by nation-state threaactorshandling diplomatic,HIGHNARROWinformation, militarytechnology+ Supply chain enterprises,MEDIUMWIDEDisinformation campaigns,>Gene...