"Midway through a decade that is coming to be defined by the runaway acceleration of technological change, the threat of ransomware attacks seems to be dropping down the agenda in boardrooms around the world, with C-suite executives more concerned about growing risks arising from artificial intelligence (AI) vulnerabilities, cyber-enabled fraud and phishing attacks, disruption to supply chains, and exploitation of software vulnerabilities."
""Cyber security risk in 2026 is accelerating, fuelled by advances in AI, deepening geopolitical fragmentation and the complexity of supply chains," wrote WEF managing director Jeremy Jurgens in the report's preamble. "These shifts are compounded by the enduring sovereignty dilemma and widespread cyber inequity, two factors that expose systemic vulnerabilities. The result is a threat environment where the speed and scale of attacks are testing the limits of traditional defences""
A global survey of 804 participants from 92 countries, including 316 CISOs, 105 CEOs and 123 other C-suite executives, was conducted between August and September 2025. Eighty-seven percent of respondents said AI risks increased in the past year, 77% reported rising fraud and phishing risk, 66% noted supply chain disruption, and 58% flagged vulnerability exploitation as a growing threat. Fifty-four percent viewed ransomware risk as rising, 39% were neutral and about 7% said ransomware risk decreased in 2025. Cybersecurity risk in 2026 is driven by advances in AI, geopolitical fragmentation, supply chain complexity, sovereignty tensions and cyber inequity that strain traditional defenses.
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