Report

2026 Global Threat Landscape

AI Is Rewriting the Rules of Cyber Risk. Is Your SOC Ready? 

AI has moved from boardroom buzzword to operational core, and attackers are exploiting that shift just as fast as defenders are. Ransomware dwell times are climbing, detection is lagging further behind exfiltration, and AI agents are quickly becoming the riskiest part of the attack surface.

This report unpacks findings from 1,800+ global security and IT leaders on where the threat landscape is heading:

• AI agents and generative AI apps now outrank public cloud as the top attack surface risk

• Ransomware dwell time is rising even as overall attack volume drops

• Encrypted evasion and workflow camouflage are driving nearly half of all critical alert delays

• Heavier AI adoption in the SOC brings new friction, especially around false positives and investigation bottlenecks

Get the full data and a practical 3-step framework for defending the enterprise in the age of AI.

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