Cyber budgets flatline as CISOs shift new spending to AI | TechTarget
Cybersecurity leaders are being asked to secure a rapidly changing AI environment without a corresponding expansion in resources.
That tension is highlighted in the 2026 Security Budget Benchmark Report from IANS Research and Artico Search. According to the report, security budgets grew by an average of 5% this year, while 45% of organizations reported no increase and 10% reported a decrease. At the same time, 69% of CISOs identified AI for security as their top priority for new budget dollars.
The findings point to a difficult balancing act in which AI is creating new security requirements, but CISOs cannot assume they will receive substantially more funds or personnel to address them.
The answer, experts say, is to change how organizations use the resources they already have.
Make the security case in business terms
For CISOs facing constrained budgets, the first step is to connect security investment directly to the...
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