Cyber Fraud Takes the Lead: What the Shift Away From Ransomware Signals for Enterprises

Cyber fraud tops ransomware in WEF cybersecurity outlook

The agency’s global survey suggests that, as AI vulnerabilities surge, geopolitical risks could erode national confidence levels. The World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026, drawing from a survey of 804 leaders across 92 countries, has highlighted a rapidly evolving threat environment where cyber-enabled fraud now outranks ransomware as the leading concern for chief executives. Released on 11 January ahead of the Davos meeting …

AI Is Supercharging Cybercrime Faster Than Defenses Can Keep Up

Artificial intelligence is no longer just changing how organizations defend themselves online. It is fundamentally reshaping how cybercrime works, compressing the time, cost, and skill required to launch attacks that once demanded large criminal operations or nation-state backing.That is one of the clearest signals emerging from the World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026, which finds that cyber-enabled fraud and phishing have o…

Cyber Fraud Takes the Lead: What the Shift Away From Ransomware Signals for Enterprises

A new global assessment shows that cyber fraud has overtaken ransomware as the top cybersecurity concern for business leaders, driven by a sharp rise in phishing, business email compromise, and identity-based scams, according to the World Economic Forum. While ransomware continues to pose a serious risk, this shift highlights a critical change in attacker behavior. The post Cyber Fraud Takes the Lead: What the Shift Away From Ransomware Signals …