Gartner: Top Five Cybersecurity Actions for CISOs in 2026
Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company identified five actions that chief information security officers (CISOs) should take by the end of 2026 to combat accelerating technological disruption.
“AI-augmented cyberattacks, AI safety debates and emerging quantum computing risks create persistent uncertainty across the enterprise,” said Christopher Mixter, VP Analyst at Gartner.“Cybersecurity leaders have a career-defining opportunity to guide executive decision making through this period of accelerating technological disruption.
“By taking a proactive approach, leaders can build lasting organizational trust, moving beyond response and recovery to deliver true cybersecurity assurance.”
Gartner recommends cybersecurity leaders take five specific actions in the fourth quarter of 2026 and beyond (see Figure 1).
Figure 1: Cybersecurity Decisions to Make in Q4 2026
Source: Gartner (September 2026)
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