Cybersecurity in 2026: From AI hype to resilience, speed and exposure management

As organisations move into 2026, cybersecurity priorities are undergoing a visible shift, from experimentation with new technologies to a sharper focus on resilience, speed and exposure reduction. According to perspectives shared by security leaders at Tenable, the coming year will be less about chasing novelty and more about adapting operating models to the realities of AI-accelerated threats and increasingly complex digital environments.

One of the most significant changes anticipated is the evolution of how organisations approach artificial intelligence in security operations. Bob Huber, Chief Security Officer at Tenable, argues that the industry is moving beyond the experimentation phase of generative AI and into a more pragmatic era of agentic AI.

“We are moving past the novelty phase of Generative AI into the utility phase of Agentic AI. As a result, I anticipate seeing more and more CISOs shift their mindset from buying AI tools to building their ...