Dr Peter Vincent explores three developments expected to define 2027: a widening gap between ambitious AI predictions and operational reality; consolidation in the rapidly expanding AI security market; and the emergence of AI control and accountability as major boardroom concerns.
Cyber resilience
Abnormal AI has released its 2026 State of Behavioral Security Report, revealing that 46% of security professionals say they are not at all effective at establishing what normal behaviour looks like for AI agents.
Martin Riley explores the resilience aspects of the recent cyber-physical attacks on refrigeration in various retail chains across Europe.
CREST has published ‘Cyber Resilience in Financial Services: A whole ecosystem approach’ which sets out a pathway to help build collective resilience across the financial services sector.
Hornetsecurity by Proofpoint has launched its ‘Ransomware Report 2027’, finding that organizations are better prepared for ransomware attacks than ever before…
The term ‘AI kill-switch’ suggests there is a simple answer to the risks posed by autonomous AI agents, but the reality is that it gives organizational leaders a false sense of security.
The current PHP security crisis illustrates a defining challenge for cyber resilience: artificial intelligence can expose weaknesses that have survived years of scrutiny, while making those same weaknesses easier to exploit.
Intruder has released ‘The State of AI Pentesting in 2026’, which claims that software development has outpaced traditional security testing.
Trellix has published a new report, ‘Mind of the CISO: The New Insider’, which claims that AI and autonomous systems are the latest insider threat vector.
Semperis has released its 2026 Ransomware Risk Report, highlighting that AI plays a significant role in the ransomware economy. In addition, hackers are increasingly threatening physical and psychological harm against companies’ employees to extract ransom payments.









