Geopolitics and the cyber resilience gap belong in your threat model
WEF outlook finds CEOs rank cyber fraud above ransomware as AI and geopolitics widen resilience gaps.
Akshay Joshi of the World Economic Forum discussed the Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026, saying AI, geopolitical fragmentation, and industrialized fraud are accelerating cyber risk. The survey found 73% of respondents were personally affected by cyber-enabled fraud in 2025, 77% saw more fraud and phishing, and CEOs now rank fraud above ransomware. Eighty-seven percent called AI-related vulnerabilities the fastest-growing risk, while 91% of the largest organizations changed strategy because of geopolitical volatility. Smaller organizations were twice as likely to report insufficient resilience, largely from skills and resource gaps.
- 73% were affected by cyber-enabled fraud in 2025; 77% saw increases.
- CEOs rank fraud and phishing above ransomware as top concern.
- 87% cite AI-related vulnerabilities as the fastest-growing cyber risk.
- 91% of large organizations changed strategy due to geopolitics.
- Smaller organizations are twice as likely to lack sufficient resilience.
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- World Economic Forum
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In this Help Net Security interview, Akshay Joshi, Head of the Centre for Cybersecurity at the World Economic Forum, talks about how AI, geopolitics and industrialized fraud are changing cyber risk. He discusses findings from the Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026, including that CEOs now rank cyber-enabled fraud above ransomware as their top concern.
By Mirko Zorz · helpnetsecurity.com
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