India, Dec. 5 -- Fortinet has today published its 2026 Cyberthreat Predictions Report, presenting a picture of a landscape increasingly driven by speed. Each year, FortiGuard Labs examines how technology, economics, and human behaviour influence global cyber risk.

The 2026 report signals a turning point: cybercrime is evolving into a fully organised industry powered by automation, specialisation, and artificial intelligence (AI). In the coming year, success in both attack and defence will hinge less on innovation and more on throughput, the speed at which intelligence can be converted into action.

Advances in AI, automation, and the maturing cybercrime supply chain will make intrusion faster and simpler than ever. Attackers will spend l...