SK Shieldus published a KARA report analysing global ransomware trends and key cases in the first half of 2026. It said key intrusion routes are increasingly focused on exploiting corporate security vulnerabilities or stolen accounts rather than malware itself. The report put global ransomware 피해 at 4,744 cases and said second-quarter damage rose about 48 percent from a year earlier. It stressed attack surface management and MDR-based real-time detection and response.

Microsoft on Thursday released its latest examples of so-called Frontier Transformation companies that embed AI into core business processes to create value. The cases span consulting, healthcare, universities, manufacturing, banking, retail and autos. Microsoft cited deployments of Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Foundry, Microsoft Fabric and Azure-based agents, reporting gains such as higher productivity, reduced lead times and lower manual workloads, along with faster security investigations and broader risk monitoring.