Live Debate: Which Cyber Trends, Threats & Techniques Will Dominate 2026?
Wednesday, December 17th | 1 PM ET

Cyber adversaries are evolving rapidly, and 2026 is poised to introduce a new wave of challenges for businesses. Identity exploitation is becoming the fastest-growing path to compromise, cloud environments continue to sprawl with risky misconfigurations, and attackers are adopting AI-driven tools that accelerate reconnaissance and exploitation.

In this live debate, all four speakers—Blackpoint SOC leaders Robert Russell and Jason Barnhizer, along with outside experts Erik Nost and Director of Cybersecurity Zach Sherf—will go head-to-head, sharing their perspectives on the trends, threats, and attacker techniques they believe will dominate 2026. Each will make the case for why their chosen threat vector demands the most urgent attention and how businesses should be mobilizing now.

Together, they’ll draw on real-world observations from active investigations and broader industry intelligence to expose the operational gaps organizations must address before these threats peak. This isn’t a prediction exercise—it’s a front-row look at tomorrow’s attack patterns through the eyes of those closest to the front lines.

And at the end, you’ll get to vote on which speaker made the strongest case for what will define 2026.