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Australia’s venerable cyber emergency response team predicts phishing fights, increased collaboration, even more spam, and the continued rise of dangerous deepfakes.
Australia’s cyber emergency response team, AUSCERT, has dusted off its crystal ball early this year, with a raft of predictions in the cyber security space to come in 2025.
The team has six key predictions for the coming year, which really is a lot closer than I had realised.
1. The fight against phishing will increase
AUSCERT expects phishing attempts to increase during peak seasonal times in 2025, particularly the end of the financial year and tax time. To that end, AUSCERT will be focusing on increasing brand awareness among consumers so they can spot phishing attacks. Schemes that impersonate high-level executives will be a particular focus.
2. More collaboration with global partners
AUSCERT will continue to work with partners worldwide, particularly regarding increasing regulatory schemes and enhancing business practices. One area of particular focus is prioritising private and public sector partnerships, which can more easily detect and respond to cyber threats.
3. Deepfakes are not going anywhere
Phishing attacks are expected to increasingly rely on AI-generated content, particularly deepfakes targeting both businesses and individuals.
“AUSCERT cautions businesses and individuals to be on the lookout and always double-check sources,” AUSCERT said today.
4. Expect malware and spam to increase
Sadly, AUSCERT predicts that despite ongoing efforts to combat it, spam attacks will continue to increase in 2025. Spam and malware are increasingly easy to generate at scale, and cyber criminals are only getting smarter with how they deploy their attacks.
This is a threat that will impact businesses, individuals, and not-for-profits alike.
5. Cyber security training will be in high demand
As the threat landscape continues to evolve and expand, AUSCERT expects that more organisations will seek to boost cyber security training for all levels of employees, particularly executives. There will be higher enrolments in cyber security courses as companies seek to uplift their entire workforce.
“As regulatory pressures intensify, the demand for leaders to have a solid understanding of cyber security principles will elevate in 2025 and beyond,” AUSCERT said.
6. Governance, risk, and compliance to be a focus
In addition to boosting training, more organisations will seek cyber security tabletop training exercises and maturity assessments. As threats become more complex and regulatory requirements increase, these services will become more and more essential.
David Hollingworth has been writing about technology for over 20 years, and has worked for a range of print and online titles in his career. He is enjoying getting to grips with cyber security, especially when it lets him talk about Lego.
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