2026 OpenText Cybersecurity Threat Report
See the cyber threats shaping 2026
AI-driven attacks, ransomware pressure, phishing growth, and rising breach costs are changing how organizations need to defend.
Download the full 2026 OpenText Cybersecurity Threat Report for data-backed insights and practical recommendations to strengthen your security strategy.
- AI is accelerating the speed and scale of cybercrime
- Phishing attacks increased 206% year over year
- Only 15% of companies recover from ransomware
- A single data breach can cost $4.4 million
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Average cost impact of one data breach
Only 15% of companies recover from ransomware despite 95% believing they can
Phishing attacks increased sharply year over year
What’s inside the report
The 2026 OpenText Cybersecurity Threat Report gives security and IT leaders a clearer view of today’s threat landscape, with insights into the trends, risks, and attacker behaviors shaping the year ahead.
- How AI is influencing both cyberattacks and cyber defense
- Why phishing continues to grow as a major business risk
- What ransomware recovery gaps reveal about resilience
- How breach costs affect organizations beyond the initial incident
- Practical recommendations to help strengthen cyber defenses
Cyber threats are moving faster. Your defenses need to keep pace.
Attackers are using automation, trusted cloud infrastructure, phishing lures, and ransomware tactics to move faster and scale attacks more effectively. For security leaders, the challenge is not just understanding the threat landscape, but knowing where to prioritize action.
The report helps translate threat activity into business context, so teams can better assess risk, strengthen defenses, and prepare for what comes next.
Expert perspective from OpenText Cybersecurity
The impact of AI on the velocity, scale and effectiveness of cybercrime is this year’s standout theme
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Use the report to better understand where threats are increasing, which risks require more attention, and how your organization can adapt its security strategy for the year ahead.
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