The first half of 2026 has confirmed what defenders across the IT sector have long felt, the threat landscape is accelerating rapidly, not just expanding. Analyzing the first half of 2026 alongside IT-ISAC’s tracking of over 330 distinct adversary groups reveals an unmistakable reality: the traditional buffer time defenders relied on to patch, prepare, and respond is diminishing. From AI-fueled exploits that bypass public disclosure timelines to threat actors getting hired as remote...