23 May Top 50 Cybersecurity Influencers to Follow in 2025
This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine
Sausalito, Calif. – May 23, 2025
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In 2025, staying ahead in cybersecurity requires insights from the sharpest minds in the field. From ethical hackers to CISOs, journalists, and AI-driven marketers, cybersecurity influencers or IT security experts shape how we defend against threats.
In an era where AI-powered cyberattacks surge by 85 percent annually and ransomware is expected to cost the world $265 billion by 2031, according to Cybersecurity Ventures, staying updated is non-negotiable.
Gracker.ai lists the “Top 50 Cybersecurity Influencers to Follow in 2025” including Steve Morgan, founder of Cybersecurity Ventures.
The list includes numerous people who have been guests on the Cybercrime Magazine Podcast including Andy Greenberg, WIRED journalist, Nicole Perlroth, former reporter at The New York Times and now best selling author, Dr. Anton Chuvakin, ex-Gartner VP and analyst and current security expert in the Office of the CISO at Google Cloud, Keren Elezari, TED speaker and authority on Hacker Culture, Theresa Payton, former CIO at The White House, and others.
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