Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Executive leaders may not be saying it aloud, but business objectives and priorities don't always promote timely disclosures.

Checkmarx report warns that business pressure is among the reason security leaders let security compliance slip

Few technologies have moved from experimentation to boardroom mandate as quickly as AI. Across industries, leadership teams have embraced its broader potential, and boards, investors, and executives are already pushing organizations to adopt it across operational and security functions. Pentera’s AI Security and Exposure Report 2026 reflects that momentum: every CISO surveyed

A new IANS report claims just 34% of cybersecurity professionals plan to stay put in the next 12 months

In a new report from the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), experts warn of an "AI vulnerability storm" triggered by the introduction of Anthropic's Claude Mythos.

Rising Liability Risks Are Reshaping the CISO Role and Cybersecurity LeadershipAs regulators pursue accountability after major breaches, CISOs face growing personal liability. This is changing how security leaders report risk, weakening security culture and making the role less attractive to experienced practitioners.

Secrets sprawl isn't slowing down: in 2025, it accelerated faster than most security teams anticipated. GitGuardian's State of Secrets Sprawl 2026 report analyzed billions of commits across public GitHub and uncovered 29 million new hardcoded secrets in 2025 alone, a 34% increase year over year and the largest single-year jump ever recorded

A majority of security leaders are struggling to defend AI systems with tools and skills that are not fit for the challenge, according to the AI and Adversarial Testing Benchmark Report 2026 from Pentera

Rising Liability Risks Are Reshaping the CISO Role and Cybersecurity LeadershipAs regulators pursue accountability after major breaches, CISOs face growing personal liability. This is changing how security leaders report risk, weakening security culture and making the role less attractive to experienced practitioners.

Okta Alerts Customers' CISOs to Malicious Campaigns Seeking Single Sign-On AccessA surge in attacks that bypass some types of multifactor authentication has been tied to a new generation of voice-phishing toolkits that give attackers the ability to orchestrate what a target sees in their browser, warns a new report from Okta, which is among the services being targeted.

Forrester Reports on Operational Risks Around Agentic AIA new Forrester report predicts that agentic AI will cause a public breach in 2026 that will lead to employee dismissals. The report outlines five key shifts that CISOs should prepare for as cybersecurity threats become more autonomous, geopolitical and fragmented.

Fortinet Report Says OT Defenses Are Maturing, Aided by AI ToolsFortinet’s 2025 OT cybersecurity report reveals a shift in risk ownership to the CISO’s office, with increasing maturity, AI-driven defense and rising regulatory pressure shaping how organizations defend operational technology environments.

ISC2 CISO Jon France on Unrealistic Job Descriptions, Hiring for AttitudeAccording to ISC2's 2025 Cybersecurity Hiring Trends Report, job descriptions for entry-level cybersecurity roles tend to list qualifications that are out of reach for new cyber professionals. Managers need updated requirements and broader talent pipelines to build more resilient security teams.

Pentesting isn't just about finding flaws — it's about knowing which ones matter. Pentera's 2025 State of Pentesting report uncovers which assets attackers target most, where security teams are making progress, and which exposures still fly under the radar. Focus on reducing breach impact, not just breach count. [...]

A new EY report found that cybersecurity teams are a major vehicle for business growth, and CISOs should push for a seat at the top table

In the newly released 2025 State of Pentesting Report, Pentera surveyed 500 CISOs from global enterprises (200 from within the USA) to understand the strategies, tactics, and tools they use to cope with the thousands of security alerts, the persisting breaches and the growing cyber risks they have to handle. The findings reveal a complex picture of progress, challenges, and a shifting mindset

A global report published by the World Economic Forum points to a new "world order characterized by greater instability, polarizing narratives, eroding trust, and insecurity.

Cyber threats evolve—has your defense strategy kept up? A new free guide available here explains why Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) is the smart approach for proactive cybersecurity

The number of CISOs who report directly to the CEO is up sharply in recent years, but many still say it's not enough to secure adequate resources.

Splunk reveals that 82% of CISOs now report directly to the CEO, but many lack EQ