The first half of 2026 has confirmed what security leaders already suspected: risk isn't isolated anymore. Geopolitical shifts, AI adoption, and social unrest are converging, and threat actors are combining cyber, physical, and information tactics to maximize disruption and make impacts last longer.
Our Risk Intelligence Center has been tracking these developments in real time. The result is a mid-year update to our Annual Intelligence Estimate, covering the trends already reshaping corporate security and those building momentum for the second half of the year, from critical infrastructure targeting to AI-driven insider risk to shifting protectionist policy.
Download "Clarity in a noisy world: Annual Intelligence Estimate 2026 Mid-Year Review" for region-by-region analysis across Corporate Security, AMEA, Americas, and Europe, plus the wild-card scenarios our analysts are watching most closely.
