Forbes October 16, 2025
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2025 was a tumultuous year for cybersecurity professionals. A change in political leadership in the US introduced instability within federal cybersecurity agencies and had a worldwide ripple effect; the focus on AI technology shifted from generative AI (genAI) to agent and agentic AI for productivity, cybersecurity, and malicious actors; and the variety of cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure markets as well as average businesses, reaching all four corners of the globe, kept security and risk teams on their toes.

In 2026, continued political instability coupled with technological advancements being used by cybercriminals will force security, risk, and privacy leaders to not just adapt their defensive technologies to respond but to also prepare their workforce for these shifts to reduce the risk...

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