2025 ThreatDown State of Malware
Threats that matter in the year of autonomous AI
This year’s report sets out what it will take to protect your organization in a year set to be shaped by autonomous “agentic” AI, Living off the Land attacks, newly sophisticated Mac malware, and an ever more voracious ransomware ecosystem.
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Key Findings
- Agentic AI could change everything.
- Ransomware is getting quicker, and harder to spot.
- Attackers’ favorite stealth tactics and LOTL tools.
- Mac malware is suddenly more dangerous.
- The rise of “dark horse” ransomware gangs.
The largest ransom ever paid
of ransomware attacks start with RDP
estimated direct costs of the Change Healthcare attack
What you’ll learn
- Understand how AI is about to change completely, and how it could turn cybersecurity and cybercrime on its head.
- Discover the tactics that ransomware gangs use to stay hidden, what to watch out for, and which applications you need to block to slow their progress.
- Learn how Poseidon and Atomic Stealer malware has modernized the macOS threat landscape with new tactics and capabilities.
- Find out why phishing apps are such a danger to businesses that allow Android phones on their networks.
What’s inside
The State of Malware report is an easy to digest guide to the likely threat landscape of 2025. IT teams are faced with a bewildering array of information, so the report tells you all you need to know by focusing on the most dangerous threats on Windows, Mac, and Android.
Read the report to see what it takes to adapt to the emerging trends from 2024, and to understand why autonomous “agentic” AI could have a bigger impact on technology than generative AI like ChatGPT.