India, Dec. 2 -- Trend Micro's Security Predictions Report for 2026 signals a pivotal shift: cybercrime is no longer a labour-intensive service economy but an automated, AI-powered industrial machine. The coming year will see attackers operate at a tempo businesses have never experienced, with AI agents orchestrating entire campaigns end-to-end.

The report outlines a future where machine-driven attacks adapt in real time, exploit weaknesses at scale, and monetise breaches without human involvement. For defenders, the battleground is shifting from detecting incidents to competing with continuous, autonomous threat cycles.

Sharda Tickoo, Country Manager for India & SAARC at Trend Micro, summarised the shift: "2026 will be remembered as th...