Cyber Insights 2026: Malware and Cyberattacks in the Age of AI - SecurityWeek

Artificial intelligence, particularly agentic AI, is predicted to revolutionize the attack landscape by automating and accelerating the entire attack lifecycle, from reconnaissance and exploit generation to lateral movement and data exfiltration. This evolution will lead to polymorphic, self-evolving AI-powered malware and an increase in highly targeted, identity-led intrusions leveraging infostealers and Living-off-the-Land (LotL) techniques.