Silicon Republic January 8, 2026
Legacy approaches no longer enough to ward off attacks, experts warn.
2025 was littered with cyberattacks and outages, involving government organisations, airlines, retail giants and some of the biggest names protecting the web.
AI and newer technologies such as quantum are making the landscape even more complex, giving security teams the tools to tackle the increasingly sophisticated attacks, while being some of the very reasons causing these challenges.
Continuing on from previous years, in 2026 experts predict a rise in AI malware and a “constant and hybrid” cyber conflict domain. “The threat from cybercriminals is getting more challenging all the time,” comments Roy Shelton, the founder of UK-based IT service provider Connectus.
“Attacks are more sophisticated, more targeted and harder...
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