{"id":279,"date":"2025-03-05T00:29:48","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T00:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techrepublic.com\/?p=4295233"},"modified":"2025-03-05T00:29:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T00:29:48","slug":"gartners-6-cybersecurity-trends-for-2025-no-surprise-that-ai-features-prominently","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.tecnoartesanos.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/05\/gartners-6-cybersecurity-trends-for-2025-no-surprise-that-ai-features-prominently\/","title":{"rendered":"Gartner\u2019s 6 Cybersecurity Trends for 2025 \u2013 No Surprise That AI Features Prominently"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In line with a continuously changing threat landscape, Gartner\u2019s top cybersecurity trends for 2025 run the gamut from the impact of generative AI to tech optimization, burnout, managing machine identities, and ongoing talent shortages. Read about the firm\u2019s six cybersecurity trends for this year.<\/p>\n

<\/span>1. The rise of GenAI will transform data security programs.<\/span><\/h2>\n

The organizational focus is shifting to prioritize protecting unstructured data, such as text, images, and video. Previously, security and financial resources have concentrated on protecting structured data such as databases.<\/p>\n

<\/span>2. Managing machine identities becomes enterprise-wide.<\/span><\/h2>\n

There is widespread use of machine accounts and credentials for physical devices and software workload, thanks to the increasing adoption of AI; this expands an organization\u2019s attack surface. Consequently, leaders must not only develop a strategy to implement robust machine identity and access management (IAM), but ensure it is a coordinated enterprise-wide effort.<\/p>\n

Similarly, Zilla Security\u2019s 2025 State of IGA Report<\/a> found that identity governance is broken. According to the report, 84% of organizations still rely on manual identity governance and administration (IGA) processes, leaving them vulnerable to attack, inefficient, and overwhelmed by growing compliance demands.<\/p>\n