Fortinet’s Cyberthreat Predictions for 2026 warns that cybercrime is entering an industrial phase defined by automation, AI, and speed. Attackers are shifting from innovation to throughput—using autonomous agents, Crime-as-a-Service platforms, and AI-driven data analysis to compress the time from breach to monetization from days to minutes. Ransomware, fraud, and extortion are converging, with botnets and access brokers acting as scalable infrastructure, while critical sectors like healthcare, manufacturing, and utilities face rising risk. Defenders must respond at machine speed, moving from static security to threat-informed, automated operations that integrate identity, exposure management, and real-time intelligence. Success in 2026 will depend less on tools and more on how well organizations synchronize people, AI, and processes to anticipate, contain, and adapt to industrialized attacks.

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