The 2026 Global Threat Report
A definitive look at the cyber threat landscape — the adversaries, tradecraft and inflection points shaping enterprise risk in the year ahead.
A definitive look at the cyber threat landscape.
Distilled from front-line intelligence, incident response engagements and telemetry across cloud, endpoint and identity — the report equips leaders with a clear read on adversary priorities and defender imperatives.
The rise of AI-enabled adversaries
Generative AI has collapsed the cost of social engineering and malware iteration. Voice-cloned vishing, deepfake executive impersonation and LLM-generated phishing kits are now standard tradecraft.
Cloud is the new battleground
Cloud-conscious intrusions surged as attackers pivot from endpoints to identity providers, SaaS control planes and misconfigured cloud workloads to reach crown-jewel data.
Identity is the primary attack surface
Valid account abuse, MFA fatigue and session-token theft outpaced traditional malware. Defenders must treat identity as tier-zero infrastructure.
Breakout times keep collapsing
The window between initial access and lateral movement is now measured in seconds. Detection, investigation and response must be automated to keep pace.
Six chapters. One clear view of the adversary.
Threat Landscape Overview
The macro picture: adversary counts, attack velocity and the shifting economics of intrusion.
AI & the Adversary
How generative models are weaponized across reconnaissance, initial access and post-exploitation.
Cloud & Identity Intrusions
Attack paths through IdPs, SaaS control planes and cloud workloads — and how to close them.
eCrime Ecosystem
Access brokers, RaaS operators and data-extortion crews reshaping the criminal supply chain.
State-Nexus Operations
Espionage, disruptive and influence campaigns from named adversary groups worldwide.
Recommendations for Defenders
Prioritized controls, telemetry and operating-model changes that meaningfully reduce risk.
281 tracked adversaries. A shared naming convention for a fragmented threat.
Our intelligence team catalogs adversaries with animal designators tied to region and motivation — turning noisy indicators into a clear narrative.
The four shifts defining 2026.
Attackers moved faster, quieter and more automated than at any point on record. These are the shifts every security program must plan against.
What to do about it — this quarter.
A short list of moves that meaningfully reduce risk against the tradecraft observed in the report. Prioritize, sequence, and measure.
- Assume identity compromise — enforce phishing-resistant MFA everywhere.
- Invest in cloud detection and response with runtime visibility, not just posture.
- Consolidate telemetry; measure and shrink mean-time-to-respond.
- Rehearse against AI-enabled social engineering across executives and help desks.
- Treat third-party and SaaS integrations as extensions of your attack surface.
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