In this episode of SECURITY.COM The Podcast, Dan Mellinger welcomes back Dick O’Brien from the Symantec and Carbon Black Threat Hunters Team. Building on their earlier ransomware discussion, these two zoom out to examine broader shifts shaping the 2026 threat landscape.

Here are the highlights

Dan and Dick chat about:

• What makes social engineering the path of least resistance.
• How AI lowers the barrier to entry for attackers.
• The reason geopolitics are fueling disruptive cyber operations.
• Why post-quantum prep needs to start now—not later.
• What’s pushing attackers deeper into enterprise cloud services.

The key to staying ahead is to never assume everything will stay the same. Grab more insights from the Threat Hunter’s top 2026 predictions or catch the on-demand webinar with deep-dive details.

Haven’t examined the 2026 Ransomware Report? It’s not too late to get informed.

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