글로벌 사이버보안 전망 2026

In collaboration
with Accenture

Global Cybersecurity
Outlook 2026

I N S I G H T R E P O R T
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Contents


Foreword                                                     3

Executive summary                                              4

1  Five years of the Global Cybersecurity Outlook                       9

2 The view from the top: CEOs’ priorities in a shifting cyber landscape     10

3 The trends reshaping cybersecurity                              17

     3.1  AI is reshaping risk, accelerating both offence and defence      18

     3.2  Geopolitics is a defining feature of cybersecurity              24

     3.3 The evolving landscape of cybercrime:                     30
             AI, fraud and the global response

     3.4  Cyber resilience is the key to safeguarding economic value     34

     3.5  Securing supply chains amid opacity and concentration risks    45

     3.6  Drivers of cyber inequity in 2026                          48

     3.7  Future threat vectors are emerging in silence                54

Conclusion                                                   56

Appendix: Methodology                                         57

Contributors                                                  58

Endnotes                                                    61





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   Foreword





                                       Jeremy Jurgens                                        Paolo Dal Cin
                                         Managing Director,                                             Global Cybersecurity
                                           World Economic Forum                                      Lead, Accenture





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