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Cybersecurity in 2025: Netscout’s AI-driven defence strategies confront evolving threats
Netscout highlights AI-based threat intelligence and automation in 2025 cybersecurity but industry experts warn about risks of overreliance.
Headline
Netscout highlights AI-based threat intelligence and automation in 2025 cybersecurity but industry experts warn about risks of overreliance.
Context
At Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2025 , Darren Anstee, chief technology officer for security at Netscout , outlined how the company anticipates the cybersecurity landscape will evolve this year and beyond. Netscout plans to expand the use of artificial intelligence across its security portfolio to tackle increasingly sophisticated threats, particularly for telecommunications networks and service providers. Central to this approach is the use of AI-enabled threat intelligence systems that aggregate data from hundreds of service providers globally. According to Anstee, this creates a detailed picture of attack traffic, enabling more rapid identification of attack sources and patterns. The data is processed and delivered back to customers at frequent intervals to help them understand where attacks are coming from and potentially mitigate them more proactively.
Evidence
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Analysis
Beyond intelligence, Netscout is integrating automation into its tools to analyse attack patterns and automate defensive adjustments. Products such as its Omnis analytics suite use machine learning to distil complex data into actionable insights, aiming to reduce the time security teams spend on manual analysis and configuration. Anstee also emphasised the growing sophistication of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, which increasingly combine multiple vectors and evolve during the attack itself. This makes traditional manual responses slower and less effective. Also read: DDoS attacks on Russian apps underscore cybersecurity vulnerabilities Also read: Does a firewall protect against DDoS attacks? The emphasis on AI and automation reflects a broader trend in cybersecurity this year. Threat actors are harnessing AI to optimise attacks, including generating more convincing phishing campaigns or adaptive DDoS strategies that shift tactics in real time. As the volume and complexity of attacks grow, traditional human-centric approaches are being stretched thin, driving demand for tools that can process and react to threats at machine speeds.
Key Points
- Netscout’s approach to cybersecurity in 2025 focuses on AI-based threat intelligence, automation and real-time response to rising cyber threats
- Experts say AI is both a tool for defence and a catalyst for new attack methods, raising questions about reliance on automation and the complexity of the threat landscape
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