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2026 Unit 42 Global Incident Response Report

Frontline insights defining the next era of cyber risk.

Attacks happen at machine speed. Your response must be faster.

The 2026 Unit 42 Global Incident Response Report confirms it: The adversary isn’t just smarter; they’re faster.

Your new threat reality? AI enables threat actors to move from initial access to exfiltration in minutes, effortlessly bypassing traditional defenses.

In the report, you’ll learn how:

  • Speed now defines risk: Attacks are 4x faster, with data exfiltration in under one hour in some cases.
  • Identity accelerates impact: 65% of initial access is driven by identity-based techniques, allowing unauthorized access, privilege escalation and lateral movement.
  • Sprawl expands exposure: 87% of attacks unfolded across multiple attack surfaces, making it harder to correlate attack signals.

Gain the insights needed to brief your team, executive leaders and the board of directors on the changes required to build lasting resilience against this new wave of advanced attacks.

Insights to outpace attackers.

 

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