Google Cloud's annual threat intelligence report forecasts cybersecurity trends for 2026, highlighting how adversaries will increasingly leverage AI for attacks including prompt injection and AI-enabled social engineering. The report covers evolving ransomware tactics, cryptocurrency-based cybercrime infrastructure, and nation-state activities from Russia, China, Iran, and North Korea. Defenders are expected to adopt AI agents and agentic SOCs to combat these threats, while virtualization infrastructure emerges as a critical new attack surface.
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