Cloud Intrusions Now Move at Machine Speed
Fortinet, Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026
Fortinet's 2026 Cloud-Native Threat Landscape Report shows attackers using AI and automation to compress cloud exploit timelines to hours.
Fortinet's blog highlights findings from its 2026 Cloud-Native Threat Landscape Report showing cloud intrusions accelerating as attackers deploy AI and automation.
The report tallies 150 million reconnaissance events, 2.3 billion brute-force attempts, and 1.7 billion exploitation attempts, with time-to-exploit shrinking from weeks to hours.
Stolen or exposed credentials remain the top intrusion vector, compounded by misconfigurations and excessive permissions.
Beyond data theft, attackers increasingly hijack cloud resources for cryptomining and abusing AI services. Fortinet recommends continuous threat exposure management, AI-native security across the application lifecycle, and active security testing.