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The 2025 Cyber Threat Landscape Report: Cyber Risks, Opportunities, & Resilience

Date published:

September 15, 2025

VikingCloud Team

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AI-driven attacks. Nation-state threats. Insider risks.

The cyber threat landscape is evolving faster than ever—and traditional defenses are no longer enough.

Based on proprietary research of 200 cybersecurity leaders across the U.S., U.K., and Ireland, this year’s report exposes the most urgent risks organizations face—and the 5 strategic shifts proven to strengthen resilience.  

Inside the 2025 Report:

  • Nation-State Attacks Remain a Top Threat:
    • Nearly 80% of leaders fear being targeted by a nation-state cyberattack in the next 12months.
  • AI and Insider Threats Accelerate Cyber Risk:
    • 58% of organizations attacked last year suspect AI was involved.
    • 36% report insiders caused more than a quarter of incidents.
  • Cyberattacks Are Going Underreported:
    • Alarmingly, 71% of cybersecurity leaders admit they might not disclose a breach.
  • Security Teams Struggle to Keep Up:
    • 68% of companies lack full confidence in defending against AI-driven threats in real time.
  • Executives Now Sound the Alarm on AI:
    • Concern over AI-driven phishing jumped 22% last year to 51% in 2025—a sharp wake-up call for leadership.

Why Read This Report?

You’ll learn how leading organizations are adapting their defenses and where they’re falling short—and uncover five practical, proven strategies to future-proof resilience against tomorrow’s threats.

Don’t leave cybersecurity to chance.

Download the report now and prepare your organization for what’s next.

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AI-driven attacks. Nation-state threats. Insider risks.

The cyber threat landscape is evolving faster than ever—and traditional defenses are no longer enough.

Based on proprietary research of 200 cybersecurity leaders across the U.S., U.K., and Ireland, this year’s report exposes the most urgent risks organizations face—and the 5 strategic shifts proven to strengthen resilience.  

Inside the 2025 Report:

  • Nation-State Attacks Remain a Top Threat:
    • Nearly 80% of leaders fear being targeted by a nation-state cyberattack in the next 12months.
  • AI and Insider Threats Accelerate Cyber Risk:
    • 58% of organizations attacked last year suspect AI was involved.
    • 36% report insiders caused more than a quarter of incidents.
  • Cyberattacks Are Going Underreported:
    • Alarmingly, 71% of cybersecurity leaders admit they might not disclose a breach.
  • Security Teams Struggle to Keep Up:
    • 68% of companies lack full confidence in defending against AI-driven threats in real time.
  • Executives Now Sound the Alarm on AI:
    • Concern over AI-driven phishing jumped 22% last year to 51% in 2025—a sharp wake-up call for leadership.

Why Read This Report?

You’ll learn how leading organizations are adapting their defenses and where they’re falling short—and uncover five practical, proven strategies to future-proof resilience against tomorrow’s threats.

Don’t leave cybersecurity to chance.

Download the report now and prepare your organization for what’s next.

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