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“The massive amount of volume coming in terms of software projects is quite overwhelming,” said Peter Girnus, senior threat researcher at Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative. “I think the industry really has to figure out how to add that security piece between how these agents work—between the models and the tool chains and the various components of the AI ecosystem.”

Bharat Mistry, field CTO at TrendAI, a business unit of Trend Micro, says healthcare leaders should stop thinking one environment can do it all and instead put each system where it works best.

A record 73 entries were included in this year's competition at Automotive World in Tokyo, and, while not all were successful, Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative still ended up paying out more than $1 million to successful competitors.

Security researchers exploited dozens of vulnerabilities in vehicle infotainment systems and EV chargers during the latest Pwn2Own contest at Automotive World 2026.

My top priority for 2026 is to scale differentiated, AI-driven cybersecurity platforms, turning unique expertise into durable growth and long-term value for customers worldwide.

A digital double can take twice the trouble. That is - a virtual replica of an organization's IT infrastructure allows for the dynamic deployment of simulations and proactive defenses, said Trend Micro COO Kevin Simzer.

Rachel Jin, chief platform and business officer at Trend Micro, says the speed and overall volatility of AI models is reshaping everything – from IT lifecycles to threat patterns. LLMs update monthly and attackers are increasingly using that pace to generate highly tailored phishing attacks, automate tasks and further scale operations.

Overall, the incidents underscore that Japanese companies are suffering the long tail of recovering from ransomware, especially if the victims refuse to pay the ransom, says Jon Clay, vice president of threat intelligence for cybersecurity firm Trend Micro.

Cybercriminals, including ransomware crews, will lean more heavily on agentic AI next year as attackers automate more of their operations, Trend Micro's researchers believe.

Over the past year, VLMs have become significantly more accurate and practical, agrees Bharat Mistry, field CTO at Trend Micro. That's due to training on huge collections of paired images and texts, along with improved model designs, he says.