2026-05-18 20:07 UTCSummary onlyUpdated: 2026-06-30 13:03 UTC

5 ways to fortify your network against the new speed of AI attacks

As attackers get more sophisticated and persistent, IT workers have to step up their game as well. Here's how to do that in 2026.

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Attackers using AI have reduced average hand-off time from 8 hours to 22 seconds.
Humans remain the weakest link; most intrusions stem from human error.
Ransomware groups now target backup infrastructure to prevent recovery.
Five defense strategies: treat virtualization as Tier-0, decouple backups, deploy advanced detection, audit SaaS, implement behavior-based models.

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