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How AI is Shaping the Future of Cybersecurity for Business in 2025
As increasingly more businesses rely on cloud infrastructures, the alignment of cybersecurity for business and cloud network protection has never been greater. Business enterprises face a new era of threats: artificial-intelligence-fortified threats, exploits designed specifically for clouds, and highly evolved ransomware campaigns initiated in 2025.
Staying abreast of these trends and strategies of adaptive defense is paramount when it comes to protecting information, business continuity, and customer trust.
1. Emergence of AI-Driven Ransomware
Recent research revealed what is possibly the first-ever AI-driven ransomware called PromptLock. It deploys locally maintained large language models to create hostile Lua scripts and can possibly attack Windows, Linux, and macOS operating systems with highly developed encryption and cross-platform functionalities.
At the same time, more extensive research verifies that online criminals are utilizing generative AI software such as Anthropic’s Claude to implement automation of each step of ransomware use, starting from generating malware and up to writing ransom claims.
Why it is important for cloud network security: Technical requirements for complex attacks are lowered by AI. Resource access-automated cloud environments are ideal targets for quick customized ransomware that ignores conventional protection methods.
2. Cloud Computing Providers Faced with Threats
Security analysts discovered that the threat actor known as the Murky Panda has been using cloud service provider zero-days against their target infrastructures. These attack tools possess lateral movement within networks and have a tendency of bypassing common detection technologies.
Business takeaway: Even cloud infrastructure run by major players can be breached. Good security starts with making sure your provider implements stringent patching, visibility, and segmentation.
3. Automated AI-Enabled Threats on the
Cyberattacks are now exceedingly common thanks to automation facilitated by artificial intelligence,Cybersecurity Ventures’ latest report found automated scanning peaked at 36,000 scans per second worldwide and triggered a whopping surge of credential-based breaches and stolen credentials available on the dark web.
Implication: Both cloud and non-cloud networks must integrate real-time defenses like AI-powered threat detection, Zero Trust, and behavioral analytics so that threat detection can occur before damages are being caused.
4. Best Practices in Cloud Network Security
a. AI-Infused Threat Defense Platforms
Modern cloud network security employs AI to identify anomalies and respond within a flash:
- More and more businesses use real-time machine learning to follow cloud behaviors, spot possible risks early on, and react before they take place.
- State-of-the-art protection even catches ransomware at real-time with detection rates higher than 96%.
b. Zero Trust Architecture
Trust nothing by default ever. Zero Trust involves verification of end-users, devices, and access rights on a constant basis before each request. For cloud networks this means deploying identity verification, validation of device compliance, and least-privilege configurations.
c. Governance & Shadow AI Mitigation
With rapid business uptake of AI technologies, Shadow AI or unregulated, employee- operated AI is a real security risk. Data and AI use need governance and monitoring policies to remain within control.
d. Attack Path and Continuous Exposure Management
Cloud infrastructure tends to have misconfigurations and vulnerabilities that go unpatched. Continuously Exposure Management (CEM) platforms enable you to map attack paths within hybrid environments and remediate based on real-world danger.
5. Strategic Framework for Secure Cloud Networks
To stay one step ahead, businesses need a multi-leveled forward-thinking approach:
Employ scanner and real-time monitoring with AI-powered software that identify oddities and respond in real time.
Extend Zero Trust to human-cloud interactions: use micro-level access controls and verify identities at all locations.
Emphasize vulnerability reduction using CEM tools to focus on those vulnerabilities that are of highest concern within business operations.
Set clear AI policies not to unofficially use shadow AI software and protect all-around.
Back up rigorously, in immutable, tested ways, to maintain resilience against AI-enhanced ransomware.
Conclusion
In short, cloud network security from cybersecurity for business requires agility, next-gen detection, and architectural rigor. Since AI-led threats and ransomware are increasingly autonomous and specificity-driven, the use of antiquated perimeter defenses is no longer tenable. Companies need to move forward with AI-supported security, Zero Trust, visibility, and robust governance.
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The price of gold has hit a record high as demand for the precious metal remains strong amid global economic uncertainty.
The spot gold price hit $3,508.50 per ounce early on Tuesday, continuing its upwards trend which has seen it rise by nearly a third this year.
The precious metal is viewed as a safer asset for investors during times of economic uncertainty, and its price rose earlier this year after US President Donald Trump announced wide ranging tariffs which have upset global trade.
Analysts say the price has also been lifted by expectations that the US central bank will cut its key interest rate, making gold an even more attractive prospect for investors.
Adrian Ash, director of research at BullionVault, told the BBC’s Today programme that the rise in gold prices over the past few months is really down to Trump and “what he’s done to geopolitics [and] what he’s done to global trade”.
“It was really the US election last year that really put a fire under it,” he said.
Analysts also cite worries over the independence of the US central bank, the Federal Reserve, as another factor driving the gold price.
Trump has launched repeated attacks on the Federal Reserve’s chair, Jerome Powell, and recently attempted to fire one of its governors, Lisa Cook.
Derren Nathan from Hargreaves Lansdown said it was Trump’s “attempts to undermine the independence of the Federal Reserve Bank” that was “driving renewed interest in safe haven assets including gold”.
On Monday, the head of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde warned that if Trump were to undermine the independence of the Fed, it would represent a “very serious danger” to the global economy.
She said if the Fed was forced to respond to Trump’s politics, it would have a “very worrying” impact on economic stability in the US, and therefore in the rest of the world as well.
Mr Ash added that when the price of gold surges because of investor interest, it was usually tempered by a slowdown in buying from China and India – two of the biggest markets for gold jewellery.
But this time, he said gold was continuing to find demand in China and India as, rather than exiting the market during times of high prices, jewellery buyers turn towards buying investment gold products such as bars or coins.
Osmond ChiaBusiness reporter, BBC News, Singapore
Getty ImagesMonday’s meeting between Russia’s Vladimir Putin, China’s Xi Jinping and India’s Narendra Modi marked a rare display of solidarity – and an opportunity for Putin to engage directly with his country’s top oil buyers.
India and China were drawn to Russian oil, which became cheaper after Western countries cut trade ties with Moscow over its 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
But Beijing, New Delhi and Moscow have taken their ties deeper.
They now share a common antagonist in the US, which has imposed sanctions on Russia and put sweeping tariffs on its trading partners.
India is reeling from some of the highest duties imposed by Washington for buying oil from Russia. China is still negotiating a deal with the US that would stave off crippling tariffs and possible sanctions for buying Russian crude.
The three leaders met at Tianjin for the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) summit. The regional forum aims to promotes an alternative worldview from the West’s – in what analysts have described as a challenge to America’s influence.
The forum gives the leaders a rare chance reinforce ties during ongoing economic uncertainty, analysts told the BBC.
A lifeline for Russia
Russia has the opportunity to secure more business with India and China, its largest trade partners, they said.
The two most populous countries have helped prop up Moscow’s economy after its invasion of Ukraine left it cut off from most Western trade.
Last year, China purchased a record of more than 100 million tonnes of Russian crude oil, which accounted for almost 20% of its total energy imports.
Likewise, oil exports to India, which made up only a small fraction of its imports before the Ukraine war, has since grown to some $140bn (£103.5bn) since 2022.
Together, China and India make up the majority of Russia’s energy exports.
Russia relies on oil and gas exports for roughly a quarter of its budget revenues, which is funding its war chest.
It wouldn’t be surprising if Moscow offers further discounts in order to secure more trade with India and China, public policy expert Mandar Oak told the BBC.
This is especially necessary for India to ensure it does not back away due to pressure from the US, said Prof Oak from the University of Adelaide.
New Delhi had offered Russia a lifeline after much of the oil supplies displaced by Western sanctions were diverted to India, which benefited from cheaper energy.
India could now be on course to buy even more oil from Russia, despite condemnation from Washington.
Modi on Monday affirmed ties with Moscow, telling Putin their countries “have walked together shoulder to shoulder”. New Delhi officials have also said it will buy energy from where it gets “the best deal“.
Delhi-Washington ties hit an all-time low after the Trump administration imposed an additional 25% tariff as a punishment for buying Russian oil. New Delhi described the White House’s decision as “unjustified“, given their history of trade.
ReutersPoints for PM Modi
For Prime Minister Modi, the move would burnish his image at home.
“Politically, it is almost beneficial for Modi to snub the US” as it sends a signal that India will not buckle down to pressure from the Trump administration, Prof Oak said.
Buying more Russian oil is economically sound as India relies heavily on foreign suppliers for crude.
India was once a key customer of the Middle East, but turned to discounted crude from Russia after Western sanctions were imposed on Moscow following the Ukraine invasion in 2022.
Indian refiners have since enjoyed lower costs due to cheaper supplies, with Russian oil cheaper than Middle Eastern alternatives.
China, which has also ramped up its purchases of oil from Russia, will be eager to safeguard its energy interests as the leaders gather at the summit, said trade policy expert Peter Draper.
On Tuesday, Russian and Chinese gas corporations agreed to raise supplies to the Asian nation.
But Russia might not offer the same discounts to China, especially if Putin secures more sales to India, said Prof Draper.
ReutersA stage for China
Beyond trade, perhaps China’s main goal at the SCO summit is to show it can be a strong alternative to the US, especially after Trump’s recent policy moves, said Prof Draper.
At the forum, China stands alongside countries like Pakistan, Myanmar and Sri Lanka that have all been hit with Trump’s tariffs.
China has long desired to promote a “multi-polar” world order, Prof Draper said, referring to the concept of a system in which power is distributed among several major players.
The summit has brought together three countries whose economic ties have long been complicated by geopolitical tensions, said Prof Oak.
But in the face of the economic threat of the US tariffs, the countries have “strong economic interests to join hands”, he said.
ASTANA — President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev described China as Kazakhstan’s destined neighbor, close friend, and long-term strategic partner during the Sept. 2 Eighth Meeting of the Kazakhstan–China Business Council in Beijing, Akorda press service reported.
Photo credit: Akorda
He noted that bilateral trade reached a record $44 billion last year, and emphasized the two countries’ intention to push this figure even higher over the next five years, backed by strong political will at the highest level. China has already invested $27 billion in Kazakhstan, with more than 6,000 Chinese-backed enterprises operating in the country, ranging from giants such as CNPC, Sinopec, CITIC, and Huawei to mid-sized businesses. Tokayev described his talks with President Xi Jinping as productive, voicing confidence in the partnership’s future.
He underlined Kazakhstan’s steady economic growth, with GDP expected to surpass $300 billion by year’s end. Reforms such as the National Digital Investment Platform, a new Investment Headquarters, and the recent bilateral investment protection agreement, coupled with a visa-free regime, have all strengthened the investment climate. Tokayev said Kazakhstan and China share vast untapped potential — and now is the time to unlock it.
Transport and logistics
Kazakhstan, as a close neighbor and reliable partner, fully supports and actively participates in President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative, Tokayev said. The country accounts for 85% of all continental freight between China and Europe. The commissioning of the second track on the Dostyk–Mointy railway this year will increase the corridor’s transit capacity fivefold.
Meanwhile, freight volumes along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route grew 62% last year to 4.5 million tons, with a target of 10 million tons in the near future. President Tokayev noted that shipments through Kazakhstan’s Caspian ports, specifically Aktau and Kuryk, are also growing steadily. Additionally, key joint infrastructure projects, such as the Kazakhstan–China logistics terminal in Lianyungang and the dry port in Xi’an, are already operational.
“For Chinese companies, Kazakhstan’s transit potential opens tremendous opportunities,” Tokayev said.
Energy and nuclear cooperation
Tokayev outlined major projects in the energy sector, including a $7.4 billion polyethylene plant in the Atyrau region with Sinopec and the planned modernization of the Shymkent oil refinery with CNPC. Renewable projects are also in focus, including initiatives with China Power International Holding and China Energy, as well as the construction of a 160 MW gas-steam power plant in Mangystau with China Huadian Corporation.
He added that Kazakhstan and China agreed to expand cooperation in the nuclear industry, involving Chinese technologies and specialist training. CNNC will play a central role, while SANY Corporation continues to expand its presence in Kazakhstan’s energy market. Tokayev emphasized that traditional energy sources remain crucial to Kazakhstan’s security, but joint projects across the sector will strengthen the mutually beneficial partnership.
Large-scale mining and metallurgical projects with Chinese firms are underway, including Fujian Hengwang Investment’s steel plant in Zhambyl region (three million tons annual capacity) and Jiaxin International’s tungsten ore processing project in Almaty region.
In construction and manufacturing, Tokayev cited China Glass’s new glass plant, a forthcoming multi-brand auto plant in Almaty with a capacity of 120,000 vehicles annually, producing GWM, Chery, and Changan models, and a new BYD electric bus plant in the same city.
“These projects diversify Kazakhstan’s economy and expand its export-oriented base. These are only a few examples,” he said.
Adding momentum, Tokayev and Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang jointly inaugurated Kazakhstan’s first wind energy components plant in the Zhambyl region via videoconference. The facility, built through a partnership between Samruk-Kazyna and SANY Renewable Energy, will produce gondolas, hubs, towers, and other key components for wind farms, boosting Kazakhstan’s green energy capacity. Located in the Silk Road Special Economic Zone in Shu, it will play a vital role in expanding renewable energy across the country.
Agriculture and digital economy
Tokayev reminded that Kazakhstan is the world’s sixth-largest holder of arable land and a top-ten grain exporter, supplying over 10 million tons of wheat and 2 million tons of flour annually. He said Kazakhstan can supply up to 2 million tons of grain each year to China. Beyond exports, Kazakhstan seeks to develop joint processing industries, highlighting Dalian Group’s deep grain processing plant in Akmola region and Fufeng Group’s corn-processing project in Zhambyl region, aimed at exports to China and Europe. He also invited Chinese partners to cooperate in producing organic and high-quality livestock products.
On digitalization, Tokayev praised China’s global achievements in the field and cited forecasts that the AI market could reach $5 trillion by 2033, accounting for 30% of the global tech industry. He mentioned that at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, he supported China’s initiative to establish a Global Organization for AI Cooperation. Kazakhstan, he added, is systematically developing its digital economy, having launched Central Asia’s first supercomputer and the Alem.AI International AI Center this year. The construction of Alatau City, envisioned as a hub for innovation, crypto, and tech entrepreneurship, is underway and will soon receive special ecosystem status.
Finance and investment
Tokayev also called for deepening cooperation in finance, noting that the Astana International Financial Centre now hosts over 4,200 companies from dozens of countries, including 850 from China. In partnership with leading Chinese banks, the Development Bank of Kazakhstan recently issued its debut eurobonds in Chinese yuan (Dim Sum bonds), a first for Central Asia, which strengthened international investor confidence in Kazakhstan’s financial system.
Tokayev emphasized that Kazakhstan has created the most favorable conditions for large-scale investments and ambitious projects. He assured Chinese business leaders that they will find reliable partners and unique opportunities in Kazakhstan.
“I am confident that the agreements reached today will boost economic interaction and give new momentum to our strategic partnership. These goals fully align with Kazakhstan’s national interests, which is why their implementation will remain under close attention of the top leadership,” he said.
The Kazakhstan–China Business Council concluded with the signing of over 70 commercial documents worth $15 billion.
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