2026 External Threat Landscape: What CISOs Need to Know 

2026 External Threat Landscape: What CISOs Need to Know  TL;DR    After 15 years in the trenches, 2026 marks the first year where I’m advising boards that external threat intelligence is no longer optional. The threat landscape has fundamentally shifted from perimeter defense to identity warfare, from human-speed attacks to AI-driven operations, and from isolated incidents to cascading supply