VikingCloud published its 2026 Cyber Threat Landscape Report, featuring seven sectors, hundreds of multi-location operators, and a headline finding, which launches in Vancouver at the PCI Security Standards Council North America Community Meeting in Booth #13 with advance copies available before the public release.

VikingCloud delivers cybersecurity and compliance solutions that simply work. Our expert-led approach combines proven technology and AI-driven insights with dedicated support—keeping businesses secure, audit-ready, and uninterrupted. VikingCloud is trusted by over 4 million business locations in 70+ countries to stop threats before they stop business, so they can work on what matters most. What our customers are saying: "𝘝𝘪𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘯𝘦𝘳." - Customer Payment Security Executive, Financial Services "𝘝𝘪𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵-𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘴." - Principal of IT Compliance, Food and Beverage Services "𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘝𝘪𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘊𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳, 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳, 𝘘𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘳 (𝘘𝘚𝘈) 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘶𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘳 10/10 - Risk & Control Officer, Travel Industry