Ready for 2026: Key takeaways on cybersecurity trends and challenges 

Cyberthreats are evolving faster than ever. From AI-powered attacks and shadow AI risks to hybrid disruptions that span cloud and on-prem environments, the last year has shown just how quickly the threat landscape is changing. The real challenge for organizations isn’t just preventing incidents — it’s ensuring they can recover when disruption occurs. 

This was the focus of a recent Keepit webinar, featuring Kim Larsen, CISO at Keepit, engaging an expert panel exploring current cybersecurity trends and challenges and what organizations must do now to strengthen their resilience.  

Here’s what we learned: 

• AI-powered attacks are accelerating. 
  Capabilities once limited to nation-state actors are becoming widely accessible, making threats more automated and scalable than ever. Organizations must adapt their defenses to keep pace with this shift.  
• Shadow AI introduces a new category of risk. 
  Most shadow IT isn’t malicious. But AI tools often process sensitive data without governance, creating legal, regulatory, and security exposure. The biggest challenge is the speed gap: AI adoption is moving faster than governance frameworks can keep up.  
• Resilience requires preparation, not assumptions. 
  Threats now span cloud outages, infrastructure failures, supply chain attacks, and regional disruptions. Organizations that succeed assume disruption will happen, prioritize recovery of critical systems, and ensure backups are isolated and immutable. 

Our webinar handout summarizes these insights into practical guidance, including: 

• How AI-driven threats and AI risk are changing the cybersecurity landscape 
• Why hybrid threats and SaaS outages require stronger resilience planning 
• Key resilience actions for your organization 

Download the handout to explore the major cybersecurity trends shaping 2026 — and learn how your organization can strengthen its resilience in a rapidly evolving threat landscape.