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Cybersecurity Threats in 2026: What the Data Actually Shows
Ransomware attacks tripled year-over-year between Q1 2024 and Q1 2025. The average time attackers spend exploiting a known vulnerability dropped from 700 days in 2020 to 44 days in 2025. AI is now on both sides of every attack. Here is what the current threat landscape looks like, what is driving it, and what organizations and individuals can do about it.