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2026 Security Leaders Peer Report

What are CISOs focusing on in 2026?

Recent breaches have highlighted how operational gaps repeatedly upend even the most well-defended organizations. Read the 2026 Security Leaders Peer Report to understand why strong controls you can't see or prove are as much a business risk as any new attack.

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Key findings

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2019 Security Leaders Peer Report
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Control failures are a key cause of cybersecurity breaches in 2026.

It’s not because organizations aren’t investing or deploying strong controls. It’s understood that if controls are operating as expected is traditionally a manual, time-consuming process.

65% of cybersecurity teams say they are overwhelmed with data. Knowing what’s working, what isn’t, and where the gaps are has become a huge undertaking. In fact, the average enterprise organisation is undertaking control tests and checks just 19 times per year.

It’ why 8 out of 10 CISOs are now prioritising a continuous approach to controls assurance and monitoring in 2026.

Read the 2026 Security Leaders Peer Report to hear from CISOs, Directors of InfoSecurity, and Heads of Cyber GRC on the key challenges they face in 2026, as well as guidance on how to tackle these issues.

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