Rapid7-Threat-Landscape-Report-2026.md

## Executive Summary The Rapid7 2026 Global Threat Landscape Report documents an accelerated cyber attack cycle in 2025 where predictive lead time collapsed and adversaries rapidly operationalized high-impact vulnerabilities; it highlights a 105% year-over-year growth in exploited CVSS 7–10 vulnerabilities, widespread ransomware (42% of MDR investigations), the industrialization of access via Initial Access Brokers and underground markets, AI as a force multiplier for reconnaissance and social engineering, supply-chain and API/GraphQL abuses, ORB networks for stealthy C2, and novel ICS-targeting malware—concluding that organizations must move from reactive vulnerability management to exposure-focused, AI-augmented defenses.