How Security Logic Is Evolving in 2026
Municipal networks are tempting targets since they are viewed as less safeguarded, filled with rich information, and critical to the material of our society. 2026 could see a hazardous convergence of rising attack focus and diminishing protective capacity, with the MS-ISAC being one of the few organizations positioned to help in reducing the risk at scale.

While the latest open LLMs are not appropriate RAGs, there is likely to be a shift in 2026 towards RAG models. These models combine trained data with external sources to produce more prompt and pertinent reactions than a model might create by itself. From a risk perspective, this could introduce new dangers in the kind of design poisoning, sensitive information leakage, and exposure of exclusive information if not executed carefully and if those external knowledge sources are not carefully controlled.
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2026 is an election year, meaning that.