Global Cybersecurity in 2026: The Case for Convergence

WEF's Akshay Joshi on AI Risks, Geopolitics and the Growing Cyber Divide Rahul Neel Mani (@rneelmani) • March 27, 2026

The cybersecurity landscape has grown more complex than ever. "Rapid advances in AI, coupled with a complex geopolitical backdrop and new supply chains being forged at breakneck speed - all of these have very real ramifications on cybersecurity," said Akshay Joshi, head of the Center for Cybersecurity at the World Economic Forum, or WEF.

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WEF's Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026 captures the scale of this compounding pressure. Over 90% of large organizations now account for geopolitical risks in their cyber strategies, even as supply chain vulnerabilities - cited by 65% of organizations as a barrier to cyber resilience - continue to grow alongside rapid artificial intelligence adoption.

Addressing this complexity requires cybersecurity leaders to move beyond siloed strategies and treat ...