As organisations accelerate digital transformation, their attack surface is expanding faster than traditional defences can adapt. This session examines how human behaviour, cloud exposure, and identity‑based threats now intersect to define the modern cybersecurity battleground. We’ll explore how adversaries are using AI to rapidly exploit cloud misconfigurations, automate reconnaissance, and compromise identities that increasingly serve as the new security perimeter—all while deploying ransomware and data‑extortion tactics as their most lucrative outcomes.