I've been in cybersecurity long enough to know that the biggest risks aren't the ones making headlines. Here are three attack vectors I'm watching that most mid-size security teams aren't prioritizing:

1. Supply chain compromise via CI/CD pipelines

Everyone patched Log4j. But how many teams have audited their build pipelines? Attackers are increasingly targeting GitHub Actions, Jenkins plugins, and npm packages that get automatically pulled into production. If you're not reviewing your dependency chain weekly, you're flying blind.

2. Identity fabric attacks

MFA fatigue is old news. The new play is targeting identity providers directly — session token theft, OAuth abuse, and exploiting federation trust between SaaS apps. Your Okta/Azure AD config is only as strong as the weakest app in your SSO chain.

3. AI-generated spear phishing at scale

Generic phishing is dead. What's replacing it is hyper-personalized, AI-crafted messages that reference real internal projects, org charts, and recent company events. Traditional email security tools can't catch what looks like a legitimate message from a colleague.

The common thread? These all exploit trust — in your tools, your identity systems, and your communication channels.

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