Top 10 Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) Predictions for 2026
Incident response has changed over the last few years. AI began replacing human analysts rather than augmenting or working alongside them (decidedly ill-advised, at least for now), cloud forensics went from niche to normal, and ransomware operations continued to become disturbingly professional. Security teams learned painful lessons about coordination, preparedness, and the value of having a tested plan rather than a dusty PDF.