CrowdStrike 2026 Global Threat Report: Evasive Adversary Wields AI

The CrowdStrike 2026 Global Threat Report reveals that in 2025, adversaries increasingly utilized AI-enabled techniques, trusted access paths, and cross-domain movement to evade detection, with the average eCrime breakout time dropping to 29 minutes. The report highlights a 42% increase in exploited zero-days and a significant rise in cloud-conscious intrusions, emphasizing the need for organizations to understand evolving adversary tactics.