Threat Hunting Year in Review: 2025 Trends and What’s Next

Out of the Woods: The Threat Hunting Podcast returned with a live episode focused on the trends threat hunters saw repeatedly throughout 2025 and what those patterns point to next.

This episode serves as a threat hunter’s year in review. The discussion walks through the actors, malware, behaviors, tactics, and techniques that consistently surfaced over the year, ties those findings back to MITRE ATT&CK, and connects themes across recent episodes. The focus is on what stayed consistent, what mattered most during hunts, and what those signals reveal about where attention should remain.

The conversation also looks ahead. Based on what emerged in 2025 and how hunts played out across environments, the panel shares perspectives on what is likely to continue, where focus is expected to remain in 2026, and what threat hunters should keep in mind going forward.

Topics covered include:

• Threat actors, malware, and behaviors that appeared most often in 2025
• Tactics and techniques that consistently surfaced across hunts, mapped to MITRE ATT&CK
• Common hunt themes observed across environments throughout the year
• What 2025 trends suggest about threat hunting focus in 2026
• Behaviors and techniques likely to remain relevant moving forward