Trend Micro’s Security Predictions for 2026 warns that cyberthreats are being rapidly “AI-fied,” as automation and agentic AI industrialize attacks across enterprises, cloud, supply chains, and critical infrastructure. Threat actors will use autonomous agents to scale phishing, ransomware, fraud, and APT campaigns, shifting from manual operations to machine-speed execution that exploits identity, trusted systems, and interconnected ecosystems. Cloud misconfigurations, overprivileged credentials, poisoned containers, and AI-driven social engineering will expand attack surfaces, while ransomware evolves toward automated data exploitation and targeted extortion. Defenders must move beyond reactive security to anticipatory resilience—embedding zero trust, identity-centric controls, continuous verification, and AI-assisted defense into every layer of technology. In 2026, cybersecurity success will depend on how well organizations balance rapid innovation with built-in security, governance, and the ability to adapt at the same speed as automated threats.

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