2025 began just like 2024 did: with an exploit campaign. 

At the start of seemingly every year, more bad news arrives for the cybersecurity industry, a reminder of what can go wrong when IT systems fail. This year began with the exploit of a zero-day vulnerability in Ivanti technology, mirroring an attack campaign that hit Ivanti last January. 

Threat actors are targeting known technology weak points, pressuring critical points of dependency across the tech stack. Rather than hitting individual companies, attackers are going after the vendors that serve them, ramping up the severity of campaigns. 

This, coupled with an evolving regulatory landscape, is creating new problems for CISOs and other security decision makers. Up against budget constraints and a heavy workload, job dissatisfaction is running rampant. 

Below you will find Cybersecurity Dive’s outlook for 2025.