The Cyber Readiness Outlook: 2025 Threat Reflection and 2026 Forecast

Cybersecurity, from threat actors to the defensive strategies deployed against them,  is undergoing a radical shift, forcing leaders to aggressively realign their strategy to meet escalating and evolving tactics. As we pivot from reflecting on the key challenges of 2025 to prioritizing our defensive posture for 2026, the need for proven capability over mere prevention has become an organizational imperative. 

Join us for this forward-looking discussion with Immersive’s Container 7 as they reflect on the year’s most significant developments and share the actionable intelligence required to fortify your defenses in the coming year. 

Cyber leaders will come away with: 

• Key Lessons from 2025: Look back at the shift in adversary tactics, from the decrease in complex zero-day exploits toward supply chain compromises and chaotic threat actor behaviors, leading to the increase in pressure for ransom payments.
  
  
• The AI-Driven Development Risk: Take an uncompromising look at how the rush to deploy AI functionality is compromising security, while threat actors leverage AI for massive-scale noise generation and volume-based attacks.
  
  
• The Mandate for Proven Preparation: See the data-backed case for why security budgets must shift from focusing solely on prevention to practicing and proving response capabilities.
  
  
• Strategic Outlook for 2026: Learn about strategies for securing connected supply chains and complex infrastructure and understand the increasing demand for hyperspecific, tailored exercises.