Data security is still the most pressing issue for many firms - so what can your business do?

• Most IT teams are worried about data security, particularly around hybrid cloud
• The whole data foundation needs rewriting to boost quality and prepare for AI
• Companies are also struggling with a lack of talent and legacy systems

More than two in three (69%) IT leaders agree data security is their top modernization concern for 2026 per new Rocket Software research, and barely a third of them feel 'extremely confident' they'd pass their next regulatory audit.

The report found the strongest confidence comes in relation to insider threats – nearly four in five (78%) think they could detect these.

Instead, most IT leaders are worried about evolving hybrid IT complexity, with half (51%) stating that bridging cloud and on-prem environments is a core challenge.