CrowdStrike 2026 Reports: AI-Driven TTPs and Collapsed Patch Windows

CrowdStrike's 2026 Global Threat Report and Threat Hunting Report confirm AI is rewriting cybersecurity rules: patch windows collapsed to 48 hours, AI agent detections 2.5x human, voice phishing doubled, supply chain attacks on AI ecosystems, and physical attacks on execs. Threat hunting report adds 88% exploitation within 48 hours of PoC, 171% cloud eCrime surge, and named actors STARDUST CHOLLIMA and ALTERED SPIDER. These trends are reshaping enterprise defense.