Cybersecurity Report โคHighlights Proactive Resilience, Emerging Threatsโ & Critical Skills โคGaps
A recent PwC report, the 2026 Global Digital Trust Insights, underscores a critical shift in cybersecurity strategy -โ moving from reactive defense โขto proactive resilience – as essential forโ driving business growth. Accordingโ to Nick Godfrey,Senior Director and Global Head at the Office โof the CISO for Google โCloud,this transition demands C-suiteโฃ collaboration and โฃinvestment in technologies like AI and cloud solutions to empowerโข security teams.
The reportโ emphasizes the importance ofโค translating complex cyberโ risks into business language โฃand establishing a shared understanding of cybersecurity as a collective responsibility. this shared understanding is foundational โขfor robust governance,resilience,regulatory compliance,and effective incident response. Organizations are encouraged to adopt aโ “secure-by-design”โ approach and leverage data analytics to strategically prioritize cybersecurity investments.
Beyond current threats, the report flags the looming challenge of quantum computing. While not โคanโฃ immediate danger, delayingโฃ the adoption of post-quantum cryptography couldโค leave sensitiveโ data, authentication services, and โcryptographic systems vulnerable to future disruption. Currently,โข 29%โฃ of organizations are piloting and testing post-quantum โขsolutions, but only 22% have progressed beyond the pilot phase, with nearly โขhalf (49%) havingโ not yet begun implementation. Obstaclesโ include a lack of understanding of the risks โand limited internal resources.
A critically important impediment to progress โacross the boardโข is the ongoingโฃ cybersecurity workforce โshortage. This shortage is particularly acute as organizations strive to operationalizeโฃ AI, โฃsecure โincreasingly complex environments, and prepareโข for next-generationโฃ threats. โคKnowledge and skills gaps are the primary barriers to AI implementation for cyber defense.
To address these gaps, organizations โขare exploring aโฃ variety ofโค strategies, โincluding leveragingโข AI tools (53%), security automation tools (48%), consolidating cyber tools (47%), and investing โin upskilling and โreskilling initiatives (47%). โฃA growing number,particularly those who โคhave experienced โขa major cyberattack (48%),are alsoโค turning to specialized managed security services,especially for AI and cloud-related needs.These โservices are โincreasingly viewed as aโ means to modernize criticalโค system delivery, rather than simply outsourcing โคcapabilities.
Source: โ Industrial โขCyber News, reported โby Anna Ribeiro.