Cybersecurity 2026: The Year AI Became The Battlefield And What Comes Next

Instead of using add-on controls, defenders are rushing to include AI, zero trust, and resilience in their architecture.

This year, Brooks believes five variables will shape the ecosystem and determine the competitive environment in 2027.

The New Frontier of Attack and Defense: Agentic AI 2.

Cybercrime Develops into a Global Economy of the Corporate Class Cybercrime may be last on this list, but it’s not the least.

Brooks notes Cybersecurity Ventures estimates that cybercrime lost $10.5 trillion in 2025, making it a major global economic driver, and that it will cost the world $12.2 trillion annually by 2031.