Cyber Insights 2026: Social Engineering
securityweek| SecurityWeek’s Cyber Insights 2026 examines expert opinions on the expected evolution of more than a dozen areas of cybersecurity interest over the next 12 months. We spoke to hundreds of individual experts to gain their expert opinions. Here we explore AI-assisted social engineering attacks, with the purpose of evaluating what is happening now and preparing leaders for what lies ahead in 2026 and beyond. |
The most successful breaches in 2026 are likely to exploit trust, not vulnerabilities. All courtesy of artificial intelligence (AI).
We’re going to explore how AI-assisted social engineering attacks might evolve from 2026 onward, and how cybersecurity could, and perhaps should, adapt to meet the new challenge. The threat is no longer against individuals, nor even businesses, but entire cultures.
Basic changes introduced through AI
We knew at the beginning of 2025 that social engineering would get AI wings. Now, at the beginning of 2026 ...
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