CISO Priorities for 2026
Dr. Ed Amoroso is back with an exploration of the evolving Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) mindset heading into 2026.
CISOs have been pressured to do something about AI security for the past two years. 2024 was defined by AI security prototyping and 2025 was the year of AI security POCs. Today, most enterprise-wide POCs are largely aimless, and few make it to production.
With mostly flat budgets heading into the new year, new AI-driven attacks (like the recent Claude attack), and a gap between what vendors and CISOs see as the top cybersecurity and AI security issues, what will 2026 hold?
Join us to learn how CISOs are approaching their security and AI strategies and budgets, and the key priorities that will influence their decision-making in the year ahead.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Ed Amoroso, Founder and CEO, TAG Infosphere
Dr. Ed Amoroso is CEO of TAG Infosphere. An NYU professor and former AT&T executive, Ed started TAG Cyber in 2016 to democratize research and advisory services and unleash his inner entrepreneur. Business Insider tapped him as one of the country’s 50 leaders “who helped lead the cyber security industry.”
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