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CrowdStrike 2025 Predictions: Cybersecurity in 2025 - Winning the Race with Speed, Precision and Unity

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Industry executives and experts share their predictions for 2025.  Read them in this 17th annual VMblog.com series exclusive.

By Cristian Rodriguez, Field CTO, Americas, CrowdStrike

The past year has delivered a clear warning: adversaries are evolving faster than ever. Cloud intrusions are surging, identity-based attacks are dominating and AI systems are emerging as prime targets. To counter the next wave of modern threats in 2025, security teams must revolutionize their defenses, achieving the visibility, speed and scale required to stay ahead.

Close the Gaps in Cloud Protection

With cloud intrusions surging 75% year-over-year, securing cloud environments is now a critical priority. Yet legacy platforms and disparate cloud point products fall short against the growing complexity of hybrid environments. Adversaries exploit these gaps, moving laterally between cloud and on-premises systems to evade detection, while fragmented point solutions only make defenses more vulnerable.

To counter these threats in 2025, businesses must prioritize complete visibility across their public clouds, private clouds, on-premises networks and APIs - all managed through a unified console. A holistic security platform that integrates runtime, posture management, identity protection and data security across hybrid environments will be essential for detecting and stopping adversaries before they cause damage.

Protect Identities to Stop Cross-Domain Attacks

Identity-based attacks have become a preferred entry point for adversaries: 75% of attacks to gain initial access are now malware-free. Stolen credentials allow attackers to infiltrate interconnected domains - cloud, endpoint, data and AI models - leaving minimal footprints and creating isolated anomalies that are hard to detect.

In 2025, defending against identity attacks will require unified visibility across the entire kill chain. Security leaders must enable cross-domain threat hunting that connects the dots between seemingly unrelated activities, catching unusual patterns in user behavior before they escalate. While automation plays a key role in early detection, it cannot replace the value of human expertise and advanced telemetry in solving the complex puzzle of cross-domain threats.

Safeguard AI Innovation

AI is transforming industries, with its evolution accelerating across both public and private clouds. As adversaries increasingly target AI services and large language models (LLMs), safeguarding the integrity and performance of these systems has become more critical than ever. The data driving these models-and the applications they support-must be protected against sophisticated and emerging threats.

To secure AI innovation in the cloud, security teams must adopt specialized technologies and services capable of monitoring AI environments, detecting misconfigurations and addressing vulnerabilities. This effort must be seamlessly integrated into a unified security approach that safeguards the entire cloud estate-from infrastructure and applications to data. By doing so, organizations can fully realize AI's transformative potential without compromising its security.

Defend Smarter, Faster and at Scale

Today's adversaries operate with unprecedented speed, stealth and precision, leveraging advanced tactics to outmaneuver traditional defenses. To stay ahead, organizations must adopt a unified security strategy that integrates identity, endpoint and cloud protection into a single, cohesive platform. This approach enables security teams to detect and respond to modern threats-like cross-domain attacks-with greater speed and precision.

In 2025, security teams must embrace a new mantra: Defend smarter, faster, and at scale. By leveraging unified security platforms, they can achieve the visibility, automation, and agility needed to outpace adversaries and safeguard their organization's most critical assets.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Cristian-Rodriguez 

Cristian Rodriguez is the Field Chief Technology Officer (CTO) for the Americas at CrowdStrike, bringing nearly 20 years of cybersecurity expertise to help organizations build resilient security strategies.

A recognized thought leader in cybersecurity, Cristian educates the market on how adversaries exploit cross-domain environments. He emphasizes the critical need for unifying endpoint, identity, and cloud security to stop breaches.

Cristian frequently speaks at industry events, sharing insights on emerging threats and the latest innovations in cybersecurity.

Published Thursday, January 30, 2025 7:35 AM by David Marshall
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