TL;DR: The new GRIT Q1 2026 Ransomware & Cyber Threat Insights Report is available
- The ransomware ecosystem was relatively stable in Q1 2026
- We anticipate a late-Q2/early Q3 “summer slowdown”
- New threats are emerging that merit watching such as Iran’s deputized, aligned, or state-sponsored threat groups
The GuidePoint Research & Intelligence Team (GRIT) is back with another insightful report...
The narrative of Q1 2026 stability masks underlying structural volatility, suggesting that periods of normalcy in the cyber threat landscape are temporary states rather than permanent conditions. The stability observed is less about systemic equilibrium and more about cyclical attrition; the absence of new, disruptive entrants suggests a temporary plateau, not a resolution. This raises the critical question of when—and by what mechanism—major threat groups will arrive or depart, whether through ...
