Cybersecurity is entering a new era. As organizations accelerate AI adoption, security leaders face an increasingly complex landscape of evolving threats, compressed response timelines, and expanding risks to identities, applications, and data.
He Cost of a data breach report 2026 examines how this change is reshaping the economics behind a breach response. Based on global research conducted by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored, analyzed and published by IBM, the report provides insights into the growing impact of AI-powered attacks, the rise of machine speed exploitation, and the urgent need for stronger AI-specific governance, security controls and protections.
Download the report to explore:
- Emerging trends redefining the cybersecurity landscape
- How generative and frontier AI is accelerating the speed and sophistication of attackers
- Approaches to protecting identities (including NHI), applications and data
- Considerations for AI Governance and Risk Management
- Strategies to improve SOC readiness and operational resilience
- Recommendations to defend against rapidly evolving AI-enabled threats
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