ODNI to CISOs on threat assessments: You’re on your own

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence's 2026 Annual Threat Assessment has shifted away from long-term forecasting about foreign adversaries to focus on immediate domestic security issues, removing detailed sections on threats from countries like China and Russia. This change signals that the US intelligence community is contracting its strategic analysis and implicitly telling private companies and security leaders that they must now assess cyber threats, infrastructure vulnerabilities, and adversary tactics largely on their own rather than relying on government intelligence guidance.