Cybersecurity Trends in 2026: Shadow AI, Quantum & Deepfakes

Cybersecurity is evolving fast 🔐. Jeff Crume breaks down trends like Shadow AI, polymorphic malware, and post-quantum cryptography, uncovering the risks shaping 2026. Learn how innovations like AI and quantum computing are redefining security and what it means for the future.

Intermediate - 20 min - Software & IT - IBM Technology

The full course: Learn Security+ & SOC free

What you'll need

• Laptop stand: Screen at eye level for long study sessions.
• Noise-cancelling headphones: Focus through long video lessons.
• Second monitor: Video on one screen, practice on the other.
• Wireless keyboard and mouse: Comfortable for hours of typing.

Books

1. CompTIA Security+ Get Certified Get Ahead by Darril Gibson - View on Amazon
2. The Art of Invisibility by Kevin D. Mitnick - View on Amazon
3. Countdown to Zero Day by Kim Zetter - View on Amazon
4. So you want to talk about race by Ijeoma Oluo - View on Amazon
5. Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge - View on Amazon

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