Trend Micro Unveils 2025 Cybersecurity Predictions

Trend Micro Incorporated has released its 2025 cybersecurity predictions report titled The Easy Way In/Out: Securing The Artificial Future. The report warns of a surge in AI-powered cyberattacks, including deepfake-driven threats targeting individuals and businesses.

As cybercrime is expected to cost over $10 trillion in 2025, consumer data is likely to be a primary target. This will fuel the underground economy, with criminals adapting their tactics to exploit vulnerabilities. AI will play a key role in speeding up and enhancing malicious operations, particularly through social engineering techniques that prey on user vulnerabilities.

Trend Micro predicts the rise of malicious “digital twins” — AI models created using leaked personal information. These digital twins, combined with deepfake videos and compromised biometric data, could enable advanced social engineering attacks such as business email compromise (BEC), fake employee schemes, and large-scale misinformation campaigns.

The 2025 report also emphasizes Trend Micro’s ongoing commitment to cybersecurity. This is reflected in their Mid-Year Cybersecurity Report for H1 2024, which reveals that Trend Micro’s solutions blocked over 188 million cyber threats in the MENA region.

“Cybersecurity in an AI-driven world requires foresight and expertise,” said Tarek Jammoul, North Gulf & Levant Country Director at Trend Micro. “Our understanding of emerging threats helps businesses prepare for the future with confidence. Our solutions also detected and blocked over 4.9 million threats in Kuwait during H1 2024, reinforcing our commitment to protecting the region’s digital landscape.”

The report highlights growing vulnerabilities such as memory corruption bugs, API exploits, and legacy issues like cross-site scripting and SQL injections. Additionally, cybercriminals are expected to target under-protected environments like cloud systems, IoT, and edge devices in the ransomware sector. These attacks will likely become faster, stealthier, and more sophisticated, underlining the need for proactive security strategies.