Ransomware Takes Aim at Enterprise Resilience
CIO, Friday, August 21st, 2026
CIO argues attackers have turned ransomware into a business disruption strategy that outruns cyber resilience planning.
CIO examines how ransomware playbooks have evolved into business disruption strategies rather than encryption events. Companies have strengthened cyber defenses over the years, but attackers in 2026 are faster, more targeted and increasingly reliant on AI.
The article covers the rise of AI-enabled attacks and extortion-only campaigns that skip encryption entirely. It argues CISOs who expand their focus beyond cyber resilience to broader business resilience will be best positioned to respond.
The piece is aimed at security leaders whose recovery planning assumes a restore-from-backup scenario.