Surviving and Thriving in the 2025 Cybersecurity Landscape: Predictions and Strategies Welcome back to Razorwire! Join me, Jim, as we forecast the major trends and changes for 2025 that are set to reshape the cybersecurity industry. Joining me are cyber veterans and regular guests Oliver Rochford and Richard Cassidy.

Snapshot pen testing is outdated. Discover why IT departments are moving towards ongoing security baseline testing to adapt to evolving threat landscapes.​

Incident management, training, continuous improvement, vendor risk, and physical security—learn why these are the top priorities for any effective InfoSec strategy.​

Should every department contribute 10% of its budget to security? Discover a decentralised model for assigning budgets with InfoSec professionals guiding the strategy.​

Are vendors driving cybersecurity certifications for profit? Learn why schemes like DORA can mislead organisations into relying on products rather than strategy.

Why are organisations wasting budgets on tools they don't implement properly? Discover the value of hiring InfoSec strategists to optimise cybersecurity spending.​

Ever wonder how to get the most out of your cybersecurity budget without leaving your company vulnerable? Hey there, it’s Jim from Razorwire! In this episode, I sit down with cybersecurity pros Chris Dawson and Iain Pye to chat about smart spending when it comes to your cybersecurity budget. Whether you’re a big enterprise with a hefty budget or a small business wanting maximum impact on a small budget, we’ve got some actionable insights for you. Summary In this episode, we tackle one of the industry's most pressing challenges - how organisations allocate and manage their cybersecurity spending.

Explore how cybersecurity has become a top priority for IT spending, with 65% of budgets now allocated to securing organisational infrastructure globally.​

Learn why improving a company’s cybersecurity maturity is a gradual process, and how CISOs can navigate the risks along the way.

Discover how CISOs can present cyber risk metrics to boards in the context of financial, reputational, and operational business risks.