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Today, we published the 2026 Cato CTRL Threat Report, which is the second annual threat report on AI security from Cato CTRL (the Cato Networks threat intelligence team). In 2025, Cato CTRL uncovered a decisive shift in the AI threat landscape. Threat actors are no longer just exploiting AI systems. They are exploiting AI trust, workflows, and capabilities themselves.

Agentic AI does not just answer, it acts. The moment an agent has a reachable control plane, you have effectively created a “remote hands” interface into your environment. In our recent blog post, “When AI Can Act: Governing OpenClaw,” we explained why this shift breaks old security assumptions and why governance must be continuous, enforced, and context-aware rather than a one-time checklist.

Scaling MSP business has become increasingly complex in a landscape where threats evolve rapidly, and emerging technologies are constantly expanding the attack surface. According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026, 61% of organizations identify the rapid evolution of the threat landscape and emerging technologies as the primary challenge to strengthening cyber resilience. In addition, 77% of respondents have observed a widespread increase in online fraud and phishing.

A network’s stability and reliability are defined by its ability to provide consistent services to clients, 24/7. But what happens when service availability is disrupted? Such interruptions can lead to network downtime and delayed responses for clients. Many modern networks face these challenges, making it the organization’s responsibility to build infrastructure that ensures continuous service availability.

Cato Networks has been named a Leader and Outperformer in the 2026 GigaOm Radar for Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) — marking the third consecutive year we’ve earned this distinction. And, once again, Cato is positioned closest to the center of the Radar, of all participants. In this year’s GigaOm Radar for SASE, Cato is positioned in the Maturity/Platform Play quadrant, reflecting the depth, completeness, and enterprise readiness of the Cato SASE Platform.