In 2025, a review of cybersecurity futures scenarios from 2018 revealed correct predictions of rapid technological growth, especially in AI and quantum computing, as key geopolitical assets. However, the impact of global talent movement, ransomware evolution, and some hybrid models of government-corporate integration were underestimated. Notable misses included the influence of the pandemic on digital security resilience and vulnerabilities in supply chains as attack vectors. Looking forward, tensions exist between digital sovereignty and interoperability, transparency in AI, and the balance between human judgment and automation.
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/05/cybersecurity-futures-2025-what-we-learned/