Each year, we provide two updates from Cyber Security Tribe that reveal the most viewed articles of the year, one for the first half and then another in December for the second half. This article reveals the content that had the most views for the first half of 2025.
We provide this to highlight what content other members of the community, and your peers are most interested in. It helps to inform which trends are emerging in 2025 and what insights are most valuable to senior cybersecurity leaders.
The 7 Most Read Articles of 2025:
- US Cybersecurity Recruitment Trends for 2025
This piece explores how talent pipelines, compensation, and shifting skill requirements are playing out in the United States. It highlights where the demand is greatest and what organizations are prioritizing when building their security teams.
- Experts Reveal How Agentic AI is Shaping Cybersecurity in 2025
Agentic AI is not just a buzzword but an active driver of change. Experts weigh in on how this technology is being deployed, where it offers new defensive advantages, and how it could alter the way cyber teams operate.
- Cybersecurity Careers and AI’s Impact
AI is also influencing the career paths of professionals in the field. This article considers how job roles are adapting, the new skills that are rising in importance, and what this means for individuals entering or advancing in cybersecurity.
- NIST Ranked 2025’s Most Valuable Cybersecurity Framework
Frameworks guide much of the work in cybersecurity, and NIST continues to stand out. This feature looks at why it has been ranked the most valuable in 2025 and how organizations are using it to structure their defenses.
- An Introduction to MCP in Cybersecurity
Modular Cooperative Protocol (MCP) is emerging as a new approach to interoperability across security tools. This introduction breaks down how it works and the potential it has to simplify complex environments.
- AI-Generated Honeypots that Learn and Adapt
Honeypots are a classic security tactic, but AI is giving them new life. This article explores how adaptive honeypots can anticipate attacker behavior, creating more effective traps and intelligence sources.
- The Non-Human Identity Problem: Understanding and Addressing the Biggest Blindspot of 2025
As machine identities multiply, managing them has become one of the most urgent issues in security. This article explains the scope of the problem, the risks it creates, and the approaches being developed to keep it under control.
Also, an honorable mention for the online fireside chat: Non Human Identities: Are They the 2025 Blindspot in Cyber?
Although its not an article, this online fireside discussion was one of the most engaged community events of the year. With non-human identity management now front and center, the session sparked strong dialogue and highlighted why this subject is resonating so widely. A follow-up fireside will be taking place in November on a closely related theme: AI, NHIs & Secrets.
