AVAR 2025 is the 28th edition of AVAR’s international cyber security conferences. AVAR’s conferences have been held every year since 1998 and are a pivotal forum for the cyber security community, gathering practitioners, thought leaders, and agenda setters to network, share knowledge, and identify avenues for cooperation that can enhance global cyber security. AVAR 2025 recognizes the growing importance of interaction between cyber security practitioners and management and includes awards for CISOs along with CISO oriented knowledge sessions and panel discussions to create networking opportunities between the researchers’ community and corporate leaders.