2026 Global Threat Report - Executive Summary

Year of the Evasive Adversary
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In 2025, adversaries evolved their tradecraft to evade detection better than ever, accelerating attacks with AI, moving across domains, and targeting unmanaged edge devices. Read the Executive Summary of the CrowdStrike 2026 Global Threat Report for the latest adversary trends and events.

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This summary covers:

  • Record-breaking eCrime attack speeds and the rise of AI-enabled cyber threats
  • Increased state-sponsored cloud intrusions, key cyber threat trends and emerging risks
  • Growth in zero-day vulnerability exploitation