Our Scans · Cyber Threats · Weekly Summary

• [New] Asia Pacific is the fastest-growing region with a 29% CAGR, driven by rapid digitalization, cloud adoption, expanding cyber threat activity, and evolving regulatory frameworks across China, India, and Japan. Persistence Market Research
• [New] Japan, India, South Korea, and Australia lead with active cyber defence laws and compulsory threat intelligence reporting for critical infrastructure. Research Nester
• [New] The U.S. leads through binding directives requiring real-time threat intelligence integration across civilian agencies and critical infrastructure, while Canada prioritizes public-private intelligence sharing under its national cyber strategy. Research Nester
• [New] The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity Threat Landscape Report identifies ransomware as one of the most significant cyber threats facing organizations worldwide, particularly targeting critical infrastructure, healthcare, and supply chains. fortinet
• [New] Ransomware remains the most significant cyber threat to the EU, with attacks increasingly targeting healthcare, energy, and public administration sectors. Research Nester
• A central focus of the Assured PNT Summit 2026 is the growing threat posed by jamming, spoofing, and cyber attacks targeting GPS and related technologies. Concise AC
• The United Kingdom is now experiencing four nationally significant cyber attacks every week and that the gap between threat volume and national defensive capacity is growing. Swif.ai
• While the Executive Order applies to U.S. federal agencies, the need to prepare for changes in the threat landscape brought about by the advanced cyber capabilities of frontier AI models applies to any organization that needs to manage cyber risk. Tenable
• AI-assisted cyber risk keeps regulators awake - Regulators worldwide remain concerned about AI models that can discover and exploit software vulnerabilities faster than human hackers. AI-Driven Success
• Geoeconomic confrontation has surged to the top global risk, while AI-amplified misinformation, cyber insecurity, extreme weather, and societal polarization continue to escalate. Crowe UAE
• Global business and cyber leaders rank adversarial capabilities (phishing, malware, deepfakes) as the top GenAI threat at 47%. TechnologyChecker.io
• In 2026, the World Economic Forum ranked cyber insecurity a top 10 global risk, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence's 2026 Annual Threat Assessment warned U.S. critical infrastructure, including the energy sector, faces escalating cyber challenges. Center for Strategic and International Studies
• Resilience tracks coverage: Cyber insurance and cybersecurity spending are increasingly intertwined as organizations face surging AI-driven threats and supply chain risk (World Economic Forum Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026). Swif.ai
• South Korea's financial, manufacturing, and public sectors are adopting quantitative risk models to enhance resilience against cyber threats, especially in the context of escalating North Korean cyber activities and global cybercrime. Verified Market Reports
• AI continues to be a priority topic for regulators with APRA outlining expectations on AI governance, risk and assurance and ASIC calling for action on cyber resilience in response to the impact that new advances in AI technologies could have on security vulnerabilities. KPMG
• Geopolitical volatility is a top 10 business risk with cyber risk remaining the number one concern globally. Insurance Journal
• Iranian cyber operations targeting Automatic Tank Gauge systems show the vulnerability of Internet-exposed OT devices in critical infrastructure, emphasizing the importance of segmentation, strong access controls, and full supply-chain risk monitoring. PurpleOps
• Responsibilities include forensic analysis, evidence preservation, threat investigation, malware neutralization, and advising clients on cyber resilience and crisis preparedness in the Netherlands. Forensic Focus

Last updated: 25 June 2026