KasadaIQ analyst commentary on the threat environment

KasadaIQ’s Q1 2026 Threat Intelligence Report highlights a structural shift in automated threats: AI is now embedded across the adversary lifecycle. From large-scale account commoditization to verification bypass and AI agent exploitation, organizations face a rapidly evolving and industrialized threat environment.

As retail and hospitality security leaders gather in Austin, TX for the 2026 RH-ISAC Cybersecurity Summit, one inconvenient reality is coming into focus: the fraud gap is widening with automated attacks and human-driven abuse.

Agentic commerce is reshaping how travelers discover flights and redeem loyalty points. Unlike retail, AI-driven discovery often strengthens intermediaries and leaves airlines further from the customer interaction while still relying on airline systems to generate the answers.

AI agents have moved from experimental to operational. Now security teams must verify agent identity, intent, and trust before automation becomes exploitation.

Kasada’s founder reflects on how fighting bots prepared the company to take on modern, manual fraud and abuse with Account Intelligence.

A look into how Kasada approaches verifying AI bots, managing access, and giving security teams control as AI traffic grows.

An analysis of holiday bot attack behavior during Cyber 5, including scraping, ATO, and automation trends that persist beyond peak sales.

New intelligence from KasadaIQ and StockX highlights where holiday demand and bot attacks are headed next. Get a quick look at the categories driving shopper frenzy and the defense strategies retailers should prioritize going into Black Friday.

Fraud is starting earlier, scaling faster, and blurring the line between human and bots.