At NCC Group, our mission remains clear: to advance global cyber security through independent, world‑leading research that spans emerging technologies, critical infrastructure, and the systems that underpin everyday life.
In 2025, our global research community continued to deepen its impact – expanding experimentation, advancing new tooling, and strengthening cross‑disciplinary collaboration across cryptography, AI security, hardware assurance, exploit development, cyber‑physical systems, and safety‑critical digital environments. Our researchers delivered over a thousand days of dedicated research across practices worldwide, driving innovation while confronting the realities of an increasingly complex and interconnected threat landscape.
Today, we are proud to release the Annual Cyber Security Research Report 2025, which provides a comprehensive summary of the insights, innovations, and breakthroughs published between January 1st and December 31st, 2025. The report brings together our technical advisories, public research, open‑source tooling, vulnerability analysis, collaborative studies, and high‑impact assessments delivered to global technology providers and research partners.
Through collaboration with global standards bodies, academia, and leading technology providers, we delivered public assessments of critical systems, from confidential computing platforms to blockchain infrastructures, quantum‑enabled data centres, and private AI compute architectures. These partnerships reflect our commitment to rigorous, transparent, and high‑impact research that strengthens the wider digital ecosystem.
NCC Group’s research continues to push the boundaries of what is possible – advancing technical excellence, contributing to global standards, and equipping organisations with the insights, tools, and methodologies needed to navigate tomorrow’s challenges.
Through deep technical exploration, cross‑disciplinary collaboration, and a shared commitment to a safer digital future, we are proud to present the NCC Group Annual Cyber Security Research Report 2025.
Andy Davis is the Global Research Director at NCC Group PLC, with over 30 years of experience in the Information Security industry. He leads NCC Group's global research initiatives, driving innovation and fostering connections across the global technical community.