Forbes January 23, 2026
Last year, a wave of disruptive attacks by groups like Scattered Spider, LAPSUS$, and ShinyHunters exposed a hard truth: even global enterprises with mature security programs are far less prepared for real incidents than they believe. These breaches didn’t just exploit technical weaknesses; they revealed how quickly cybersecurity confidence collapses under pressure. As AI-accelerated threats and increasingly aggressive threat hunting raises the stakes, it has become clear that outdated training models and misallocated budgets are not delivering resilience.
When incidents unfold at machine speed, defenses are no longer tested in theory but in real time. Teams must interpret ambiguous signals, coordinate across functions, and make high-stakes decisions under intense pressure. It’s in these moments–not traditional tabletop exercises–that true readiness is...
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