AI Prospecting for International Business Machines

IBM expects a major shift in AI adoption in 2025, with 46% of executives planning to scale AI for process optimization and 44% for innovation. However, only 25% of organizations believe their IT infrastructure can support this scaling[1]. IBM's 2025 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index reveals a significant increase in credential theft and phishing attacks, with a 180% rise in phishing emails delivering infostealers compared to 2023[2]. IBM CEO Arvind Krishna predicts significant advances in quantum computing by the end of the decade, focusing on improving error correction and coherence times, and emphasizes the use of smaller, specialized AI models over large general-purpose ones[3]. IBM is set to announce a major release of its IBM i operating system in 2025, likely version 8.1, which will include enhanced AI capabilities such as AI-powered coding assistance and tighter integration with AI environments[5].

IBM's 2025 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index reports a 180% increase in phishing emails delivering infostealers since 2023, with credential theft rising and ransomware attacks declining. Critical infrastructure faced 70% of all attacks, largely due to vulnerability exploitation[2][3].

IBM has released its 2025 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index, highlighting an 84% increase in infostealer-delivering emails in 2024 and a 180% rise in phishing emails delivering infostealers since 2023. Credential theft has spiked, while ransomware attacks have declined, with critical infrastructure facing 70% of all attacks[3].