Overview
- Two-thirds of organizations plan to boost cyber investments in 2026, with at least one in four expecting increases above 25%, according to Marsh.
- U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan and Joni Ernst urged National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross to address AI-driven threats following reports that Chinese government-linked hackers exploited Anthropic’s Claude with limited human involvement.
- Security leaders say AI agents must undergo continuous adversarial validation to counter optimization drift, shifting contexts and new attacker techniques.
- Vendor exposure remains a priority as 70% of organizations reported at least one third-party security incident in the past year, reinforcing calls for tighter vendor vetting and access controls.
- Experts warn humanoid robots are proliferating faster than security hardening, with common malware like remote access Trojans already seen against these systems despite efforts such as Secure Robot Operating System.