CYFIRMA Reports Billions Saved with AI-Powered Predictive Cyber Defense

SINGAPORE and TOKYO – December 29, 2025 – As organizations worldwide grapple with an increasingly hostile digital landscape, cybersecurity firm CYFIRMA has released a 2025 impact report detailing significant, measurable success for its DeCYFIR external threat management platform. The company claims its AI-driven, preemptive approach saved clients from a potential US$5.5 billion in financial and intangible damages, highlighting a decisive shift from reactive incident response to proactive threat neutralization.

The annual recap showcases the platform's performance in a year marked by unprecedented cyber threats, from AI-generated phishing campaigns to sophisticated supply chain attacks. CYFIRMA's report positions its technology not just as a defensive shield, but as a predictive intelligence engine that allows businesses and governments to anticipate and dismantle attacks before they launch.

The AI Vanguard in a High-Stakes Cyber War

The year 2025 has been defined by an AI-fueled cyber arms race. Threat actors are leveraging artificial intelligence to create hyper-realistic deepfakes, automate vulnerability exploitation, and craft self-evolving malware. This has put immense pressure on traditional security models. According to industry reports, AI-driven cyberattacks surged by 72% this year, with AI-generated phishing emails demonstrating a click-through rate more than four times higher than conventional methods.

CYFIRMA's DeCYFIR platform aims to fight fire with fire. Powered by what the company calls a "revolutionary 9-pillar AI architecture," the system is designed to provide early warnings weeks or even months in advance. A key battleground has been the rise of deepfakes, which saw a staggering 680% year-over-year increase in related incidents. CYFIRMA reports its platform successfully identified and mitigated 6,456 deepfakes in 2025, a critical capability as this technology becomes a potent weapon for fraud and misinformation.

Beyond deepfake detection, the platform's AI capabilities extend to empowering security teams directly. The "Ask DeCYFIR" AI agent now serves over 14,600 users, providing them with correlated intelligence and risk prioritization. This approach aligns with a broader industry trend where AI and automation are seen as essential tools for boosting productivity and shortening breach response times, with some studies showing organizations using such tools save an average of $1.9 million per breach.

Quantifying Proactive Defense: Billions in Value and Neutralized Risks

The headline figure from CYFIRMA's report is the US$5.5 billion in tangible and intangible value defended for its clients. While such figures from private firms are self-reported and difficult to verify independently, they underscore the immense financial risk posed by modern cybercrime, which is projected to cost the global economy $10.5 trillion annually. When the average cost of a single data breach in the U.S. can exceed $10 million, preventing attacks translates directly into massive ROI.

The report breaks down the platform's proactive defense operations at a granular level, lending weight to its financial claims. Throughout 2025, DeCYFIR issued 7,158 early warnings to its clients, managed 1.8 million attack surfaces, and ultimately neutralized 2.1 million identified cyber risks. This was achieved by tracking over 5,235 threat actor groups and monitoring 7,298 distinct hacking campaigns, backed by the discovery of 682,000 unique threat indicators.

This intelligence-led approach is further enhanced by active deception technology. The platform operates 16 different industry-specific deception environments, using tailored decoys to lure, trap, and analyze attackers' methods in a controlled setting, providing invaluable insights into their evolving tactics without risking actual enterprise assets.

Securing the Global Digital Supply Chain

One of the most significant cyber threats of 2025 has been the surge in supply chain attacks, which have occurred at nearly double the usual rate. Attackers are increasingly targeting smaller, less-secure third-party vendors to gain a foothold into larger, high-value organizations. With third-party breaches now accounting for 30% of all data breaches—a 100% increase year-over-year—securing the extended enterprise ecosystem has become a critical priority for both corporations and nations.

CYFIRMA's report highlights its strategic focus in this area, noting that its platform is used to manage and protect over 82,000 third-party entities. This capability is crucial for its diverse client base, which includes over 900 enterprise licenses worldwide. Significantly, 20% of its clients are federal agencies and governments, with other major representation from the technology (20%), manufacturing (12%), and finance (8%) sectors—all designated as critical infrastructure.

The adoption by government bodies and critical industries underscores the growing recognition that national and economic security are intrinsically linked to digital resilience. By providing visibility into the risks posed by partners, suppliers, and contractors, platforms like DeCYFIR help organizations fortify what is often their weakest link.

A Crowded Field of AI Sentinels

CYFIRMA operates in a fiercely competitive market for threat intelligence and predictive security. It vies for market share with established giants and specialized firms alike, including Recorded Future, CrowdStrike, Google's Mandiant, and Palo Alto Networks, all of whom are heavily investing in AI-driven security platforms. This competitive pressure drives continuous innovation across the industry, benefiting customers who need increasingly sophisticated tools to counter advanced threats.

Independent user reviews offer a glimpse into customer perception. On platforms like Gartner Peer Insights, users have praised CYFIRMA for providing "state of the art" specialized intelligence tailored to their specific industry and region. However, past reviews have also noted room for improvement in the platform's user interface, a common challenge for complex data-heavy systems. The key differentiator often lies in the quality, timeliness, and actionability of the intelligence provided.

"DeCYFIR's 2025 advancements in preemptive external threat landscape management, predictive threat intelligence, elevation of human as cyber sensor, and deception technology demonstrate AI-driven cybersecurity delivers tangible protection and massive value," said Kumar Ritesh, Founder, CEO and Chairman of CYFIRMA, in the company's press release. "We remain committed to outpacing adversaries and safeguarding our clients' most critical assets."

This commitment is essential in a landscape where the pace of change is relentless, and the stakes for businesses, governments, and society have never been higher.