Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 cyber security stories of 2025.

1. US indicts five in fake North Korean IT contractor scandal

2. NCSC proposes three-step plan to move to quantum-safe encryption

3. NHS asks suppliers to sign up to cyber covenant

4. US cyber agency CISA faces stiff budget cuts

5. Brits clinging to Windows 10 face heightened risk, says NCSC

6. UK government to bring in ransomware payment ban

7. Attacker could defeat Dell firmware flaws with a vegetable

8. Microsoft starts including PQC algorithms in cyber foundations

9. US government shutdown stalls cyber intel sharing

10. Cyber agencies co-sign Exchange Server security guide

The full article with details of each story can be found here.