TLDR: In 2025, AI's impact on cybersecurity became profound, with organizations facing escalating risks, including cyberattacks automated by adversaries. By 2026, IBM predicts that the integration of autonomous AI will reshape enterprise risk, heighten intellectual property vulnerabilities, and elevate identity management to a national security concern. New threats from shadow AI and agentic identity will complicate accountability, while legacy security frameworks will struggle to keep pace. The urgency for crypto-agility and heightened protection against social engineering attacks on help desks is vital as threats evolve.
https://www.ibm.com/think/news/cybersecurity-trends-predictions-2026