The current state of cyber defense is starkly depicted in Bitdefender's 2025 Cybersecurity Assessment Report. Even when they felt that disclosure was required, 58% of security professionals were instructed to keep a breach private. Nowadays, 84% of high-severity attacks use "Living Off the Land" (LOTL) techniques, which are legitimate tools already present within environments.
Attack surface reduction is ranked as a top priority by 68% of the organizations surveyed, with the United States (75%) and Singapore (71%) leading adoption. According to the report, concerns about AI-enhanced attacks may be greater than their actual frequency. According to Bitdefender CEO John Bremner, this disparity emphasizes the need for a balanced strategy: get ready for AI threats without losing sight of current adversary tactics.
The results all point to the same conclusion: preventative measures are necessary for cyber resilience. In other words: actively lowering attack surfaces and simplifying security tools and their complexity. addressing the skills gap and team burnout.
bridging the perception gaps between the front-line and leadership. Read the Bitdefenders 2025 Cyber Security Assessment report to learn more. The annual research combines insights from over 1,200 IT and security professionals across six countries, as well as an analysis of 700,000 cyber incidents by BitDefender Labs.
The findings show harsh realities about how businesses are battling threats in a setting that is getting more complicated. It also emphasizes how urgent it is to reduce the enterprise attack surface.