India’s cybersecurity inflection point: How AI, resilience and talent redefined defence in 2025

As India’s digital economy accelerates, 2025 has emerged as a defining year for cybersecurity—marked by a sharp escalation in threat sophistication and a growing recognition that resilience, not just protection, is the new benchmark of preparedness.

According to Harish Soni, Resiliency and Security Practice Leader at Kyndryl India, the country’s cybersecurity landscape is grappling with a widening gap between rapidly evolving, AI-driven threats and organisational readiness. Insights from the Kyndryl Readiness Report 2025 underline this reality: while 88% of Indian organisations have already experienced a cyber-related outage, only 35% believe they are fully prepared to handle future risks.

The rise of AI-driven and supply-chain attacks

The threat environment in 2025 has been defined by three dominant patterns. First, cybercriminals are increasingly leveraging AI to automate malware, execute deepfake-enabled phishing campaigns, and exploit supply-chain vulnerabilities at scale. These attacks have been particularly damaging for high-value ...