Security experts are warning that offensive autonomous and 'agentic' artificial intelligence is emerging as a mainstream threat, with attackers deploying automated phishing, lateral movement and exploit chains that need little human direction.
The energy sector remains a focus of concern, with adversaries repeatedly attempting to infiltrate electric grids and the control networks that run major utilities.
An expanding threat surface
Analysts also flagged nation-state actors exploiting end-of-support edge devices such as firewalls, routers and VPN gateways to gain footholds in networks.
More accessible deepfake audio and video, and the slow 'creep' of quantum-era risks, are reshaping how defenders plan for the years ahead.
