2026 State of Security | Executive Summary Report

Every year, Recorded Future's Insikt Group publishes their most comprehensive analysis of the forces shaping global security. The 2026 State of Security is the definitive report on how geopolitical fragmentation, state-sponsored operations, and criminal ecosystem evolution are reshaping global risk.

This Executive Summary distils the key findings into a concise briefing for security and business leaders who need the signal without the noise — covering the five threat domains that defined 2025 and what they mean for 2026.

Inside this report:

• How geopolitical fragmentation is making crises more frequent — and more likely to spill into your digital infrastructure
• Why state-sponsored actors from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea are already inside — and waiting
• The role of hacktivists and influence operations in modern conflict, and the reputational risk they create for organisations
• Why law enforcement pressure fractured, rather than fixed, the cybercrime ecosystem
• What AI is actually doing to your threat exposure — and what's still hype

For comprehensive analysis, threat actor profiles, regional risk assessments, and detailed recommendations, access the full report now.