ZScaler-Securing-Digital-India-Against-AI-Cyber-Threats-2026.md

This Zscaler 2026 report surveys escalating cyber and AI threats to India’s population‑scale digital infrastructure, cataloging ransomware surges, nation‑state APT campaigns (e.g., APT36, Salt Typhoon), malware and infostealer activity, supply‑chain and IoT/OT exploitation, and notable data exfiltration case studies (Operation FlightNight, ViaSat, Maersk, Colonial Pipeline). It frames these risks in the national context and prescribes an identity‑centric Zero Trust architecture, AI governance and guardrails, supply‑chain controls, OT segmentation, and quantum‑safe planning as the strategic defenses required for government, energy, manufacturing, and financial sectors.