Every November, we make it our mission to equip organizations with the knowledge needed to stay ahead of threats we anticipate in the coming year. The Cybersecurity Forecast 2026 report, released today, provides comprehensive insights to help security leaders and teams prepare for those challenges.
This report does not contain “crystal ball” predictions. Instead, our forecasts are built on real-world trends and data we are observing right now. The information contained in the report comes directly from Google Cloud security leaders, and dozens of experts, analysts, researchers, and responders directly on the frontlines.
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Artificial Intelligence, Cybercrime, and Nation States
Cybersecurity in the year ahead will be defined by rapid evolution and refinement by adversaries and defenders. Defenders will leverage artificial intelligence and agentic AI to protect against increasingly sophisticated and disruptive cybercrime operations, nation-state actors persisting on networks for long periods of time to conduct espionage and achieve other strategic goals, and adversaries who are also embracing artificial intelligence to scale and speed up attacks.
AI Threats
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Adversaries Fully Embrace AI: We anticipate threat actors will move decisively from using AI as an exception to using it as the norm. They will leverage AI to enhance the speed, scope, and effectiveness of operations, streamlining and s
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