A widening gap in cybersecurity leadership combined with escalating cybercrime costs and growing talent shortages is leaving organisations increasingly exposed, according to the Sophos CISO Report 2026, developed in partnership with Cybersecurity
Most small and mid-sized businesses have adequate security tools like firewalls, endpoint protection, and multi-factor authentication, but breaches still happen. The problem isn’t technology, but complexity, misalignment, and architectures that trust too
Most organizations today recognize the numerous cybersecurity threats they face. While their priorities may vary when addressing these risks, they typically implement similar foundational security measures to protect their systems and data.
