By 2026, cybercrime will no longer just be a service, it will be a fully automated industry . Trend Micro predicts a seismic shift where autonomous AI agents can scout targets, infiltrate systems, steal data, and even negotiate ransoms without a single human finger on the keyboard .



Sage Khor, Technical Lead at Trend Micro, joins us to break down this AI-fication of cybercrime . He explains the dangers of "machine-speed" attacks hitting organizations that still respond at "human speed" , the rise of "poisoned" AI models that trick systems into ignoring threats , and why Malaysia saw a 29% spike in data breaches in early 2025. 



We discuss:


The 2026 Prediction: How cybercrime moves from "as-a-service" to fully automated factories .


Machine Speed vs. Human Speed: Why traditional defenses can't keep up with AI agents .


Poisoned AI Models: How attackers "teach" AI to ignore dangerous threats


The Cloud Risk: Why simple misconfigurations are often more dangerous than zero-day exploits .


Resilience Strategy: Why the focus must shift from blocking every attack to rapid containment and "cyber risk exposure management"




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By 2026, cybercrime will no longer just be a service, it will be a fully automated industry . Trend Micro predicts a seismic shift where autonomous AI agents can scout targets, infiltrate systems, steal data, and even negotiate ransoms without a single human finger on the keyboard .Sage Khor, Technical Lead at Trend Micro, joins us to break down this AI-fication of cybercrime . He explains the dangers of "machine-speed" attacks hitting organizations that still respond at "human speed" , the rise of "poisoned" AI models that trick systems into ignoring threats , and why Malaysia saw a 29% spike in data breaches in early 2025. We discuss:<ul><li>The 2026 Prediction: How cybercrime moves from "as-a-service" to fully automated factories .</li><li>Machine Speed vs. Human Speed: Why traditional defenses can't keep up with AI agents .</li><li>Poisoned AI Models: How attackers "teach" AI to ignore dangerous threats</li><li>The Cloud Risk: Why simple misconfigurations are often more dangerous than zero-day exploits .</li><li>Resilience Strategy: Why the focus must shift from blocking every attack to rapid containment and "cyber risk exposure management"</li><li></li></ul>Related &amp; Mentioned Podcasts<ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bfm.my/content/podcast/rise-of-the-agentic-enterprise-ai-that-plans-and-acts">Rise of the Agentic Enterprise: AI That Plans &amp; Act</a></li><li>The 7 Sins of Enterprise AI Investment</li><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.bfm.my/content/podcast/handling-the-hack-the-4-rules-of-crisis-comms">Handling the Hack: The 4 Rules of Crisis Comms</a>&nbsp;</li></ul>

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