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TableofContents

Introduction

ArtificialIntelligence

AdversariesFullyEmbraceAI

PromptInjectionManipulatesAI

AI-EnabledSocialEngineering

AIAgentParadigmShift

3 NationStates 10

4 Russia 104 China114 Iran115 NorthKorea12

5 Conclusion 13

SuperchargedSecurityAnalysts 6

ShadowAgentRisk 6

Cybercrime 7

RansomwareandDataTheftExtortion 7

TheOn-ChainCybercrimeEconomy 7

EnterpriseVirtualizationUnderThreat 8

ICSandOTTargeting 9

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Whensharingourinsightsoncybersecurityintheyearahead,wenevermake“crystalball”predictions.Instead,wefocusonthereal-worldtrendsanddataweareobservingrightnow,to

provideclear,realisticexpectationsonwhatwilllikelybethebiggesttrendsandchallenges.

OurCybersecurityForecast2026reportfocusesonthreekeythemes:adversaryanddefenderuseofartificialintelligence,cybercrimeasthemostdisruptiveglobalthreat,andcontinuedoperationsbynationstateactorstoachievetheirstrategicgoals.

InsightsweregatheredfromsecurityleadersacrossGoogleCloud,includingSandraJoyce,VPofGoogleThreatIntelligence,CharlesCarmakal,ChiefTechnologyOfficerofMandiantConsulting,andJonRamsey,VPGMofGoogleCloudSecurity.

Thereportalsofeaturesexpertisefromdozensofresearchers,analysts,respondersandexpertsacrossnumerousGoogleCloudsecurityteams,includingGoogleThreatIntelligenceGroup,MandiantConsulting,GoogleSecurityOperations,andGoogleCloud’sOfficeoftheCISO.Thisunique,integratedfrontlinevisibility—fromMandiant’sincidentresponsetoGoogle’sglobalthreatintelligence—allowsustoprovideacomprehensivefore