Key Takeaways from Google's Cybersecurity Forecast 2026

Supply Chain Connect breaks down Google’s Cybersecurity Forecast 2026 into seven trends — from AI-powered defense to blockchain fluency — that any enterprise security team should be watching.
Nov. 22, 2025

If you think supply chain cybersecurity is just about pallets and ports, think again. Global supply chain leaders wrestle with geopolitical risk, third-party dependencies, and constant disruption.

As reported in Supply Chain Connect, Google's Cybersecurity Forecast 2026 shows how geopolitical tensions, frequent cyber attacks, and the malicious use of GenAI are reshaping security strategies for all industries. Ransomware, social engineering, IP theft, and cyber espionage aren't abstract risks here. They're daily worries for CISOs trying to keep complex value chains running.

Supply Chain Connect highlights seven security trends drawn from the report. On one side, attackers are using AI, automation, and new techniques like prompt injection to move faster and bypass safeguards. On the other, defenders are doing the same, using AI to triage alerts, summarize incidents, and automate routine tasks, giving humans more time for informed decision-making.

You'll likely see some of the big shifts you recognize in your own cybersecurity roadmaps, such as integrating AI agents or building blockchain fluency to trace transactions and decode malicious smart contracts. 

You can access Google's report here, but if you want to see those seven trends, check out Supply Chain Connect for more.

About the Author

Abby White

Abby White

Vice President of Content Studio

Abby White is a content strategist, newsroom-trained writer, and brand storyteller. As Vice President of EndeavorB2B’s Content Studio, she leads client-driven custom content programs across 90+ brands and the content strategy for topic and role-based newsletters serving executive audiences. An award-winning journalist with a marketer’s mindset, Abby brings 25 years of experience leading editorial, communications, marketing, and audience-building efforts across industries.

Abby launched her first magazine, Abby’s Top 40, in 1988 and made everyone in her family read it. While attending the University of Illinois, she paid her rent as a professional notetaker, which might explain why she still gets asked to take notes in meetings. Since then, she has held editorial leadership roles at an alt weekly, a newspaper, a luxury lifestyle magazine, a business journal, a music magazine, and regional women’s magazines, developing a sharp writing edge and a conversational tone that resonates with professional audiences. 

She expanded into marketing while leading communications for an entertainment industry nonprofit and later drove rebranding and audience-building efforts for an NPR music station. At EndeavorB2B, she has been instrumental in driving editorial excellence, developing scalable content strategies across multiple verticals, and building the foundation for EDGE, the company’s portfolio of executive newsletters. 

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