PYMNTS.com January 15, 2026
According to the World Economic Forum’s Cyber Risk in 2026 outlook, artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to be the most consequential factor shaping cybersecurity strategies this year, cited by 94% of surveyed executives as a force multiplier for both defense and offense.
The report, released Monday (Jan. 12), highlights how generative AI technologies are expanding the attack surface, contributing to unintended data exposure and more complex exploitation tactics that outpace the capacity of purely human-led teams.
AI for Cybercrime Prevention
Cyberdefense has long focused on remediation after losses occur. AI is pushing intervention earlier in the attack cycle by identifying coordinated behavior and emerging risk signals before fraud scales.
As PYMNTS reported, companies are ramping up their use of...
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