World Economic Forum outlook says AI is widening cyber threats
The fifth annual Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026, produced with Accenture, has been released. A Cloudflare executive said artificial intelligence is making attacks cheaper and harder to dismiss.
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What happened
The World Economic Forum, in collaboration with Accenture, produced the fifth annual Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026, which looks at cybercrime beyond money as artificial intelligence expands risks. At a Singapore event, a Cloudflare executive said criminals once used small attacks to divert defenders from higher-value goals. The executive said AI is changing that approach by lowering the cost of attacks.
Why it matters
The reports indicate that cyberattacks are becoming less costly to carry out and more difficult to dismiss.
Coverage
- AI makes cyberattacks cheaper, harder to ignore: Cloudflare executive (The Korea Herald)
- Cybercrime Goes Beyond Money As AI Expands Threats (cioafrica.co)
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