AI, Ransomware, and Cyber Warfare: The 2026 Mid-Year Cyber Threat Webinar for CISOs

In this webinar, David Itzhari, Chief Product Strategy Officer at Code Blue, breaks down how the cyber threat landscape has changed over the past six months and what security leaders need to rethink now.

The session focuses on two major shifts: the escalation of Iranian cyber activity in the context of open military conflict, and the rise of AI-powered attacks that move faster, scale wider, and challenge many of the assumptions behind traditional security programs. David explains why organizations can no longer rely only on perimeter defense, signatures, IOCs, or recovery plans. Instead, security teams need to assume breach, strengthen identity controls, improve behavioral detection, govern AI agents like privileged accounts, and prepare leadership to make verified decisions under pressure.

Key topics covered include:

• Why Israel became a concentrated target for Iranian cyber activity
• How ransomware has shifted from encryption to data-theft extortion
• Why backups do not protect against data publication threats
• The rise of AI-driven attacks and machine-speed lateral movement
• Why 82% of intrusions are now malware-free The risk of unmanaged AI agents and long-lived tokens
• How NIS2 and DORA are changing board-level accountability
• Five security decisions every organization should revisit now
• How leaders can separate verified intelligence from attacker claims during a crisis

The webinar closes with a practical question for CISOs, security leaders, and board members: How much of what has changed in the threat landscape is actually reflected in your security program today? To learn more, watch the full webinar and explore Code Blue’s latest insights on cyber crisis readiness, AI-driven threats, and continuous incident response.