The State of AI Security 2026: Threats, Defences, Governance and the Agentic Shift
The state of AI security in 2026: deepfake fraud, LLM attacks, the agentic SOC, AI governance, and the enterprise attack surface reshaped by autonomous agents.
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Each year, we publish a state-of hub for the major coverage areas — SOC 2 through DORA in Compliance, agentic AI through the AI SOC in AI Security, Scattered Spider through Volt Typhoon in Ransomware. These URLs are permanent. The content is refreshed each year (quarterly for AI Security) so the URL a reader cited in March 2026 still resolves in March 2028.
The state of AI security in 2026: deepfake fraud, LLM attacks, the agentic SOC, AI governance, and the enterprise attack surface reshaped by autonomous agents.
The state of compliance in 2026: SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIS2, DORA, EU AI Act, cyber insurance. Where each framework stands and what CISOs should prioritise.
The state of ransomware in 2026: active groups, intrusion patterns, the supply chain pivot, and the defender response that's actually reducing dwell time.