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Threat Actors & CampaignsEmerging1 sourceJul 8, 2026 · 00:00via Recorded Future

The Threat Isn’t the Frontier Model

Brief

Summer ‘26 vibes: international flights, Riyadh heat, and plentiful CISO conversations. Every conversation (regardless of geographic location or industry vertical) currently begins and ends with AI strategy. Let’s unpack the nuance.

Every executive should be contemplating two questions at this moment :

  • Are we building, testing, and scaling agents for the coming onslaught of AI-enabled adversary activity?
  • Do we have the breadth of intelligence necessary to move at machine speed?

Why Agents and Why Now?

Timing is everything in life. So the question is: why invest in agents for defensive workflows now? Two premises need to be explained here.

First, let’s focus on financially motivated adversaries that don’t receive a government paycheck (directly or indirectly). The state-sponsored adversaries have a different set of resources at their disposal.

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