CISO Outlook 2026: Authentic Intelligence in the Age of AI

https://www.cscdbs.com/en/resources/c... Join Mark Flegg, global director of Security Services, for an exclusive look at findings from CSC’s latest annual CISO Outlook report, based on a survey of 300 chief information security officers (CISOs) and other senior cybersecurity and technology leaders. The research explores the threats organizations faced in 2025, the risks they expect to intensify over the next three years, and how artificial intelligence is reshaping both cyber defense and cyber risks. This session will examine how AI is being used as a weapon to scale attacks such as phishing, impersonation, deepfakes, and domain generation algorithms, while also creating new governance, compliance, and third-party risk challenges. Mark will also discuss regional differences in threat priorities, the growing influence of regulatory frameworks such as the Network and Information Security Directive 2, General Data Protection Regulation, and the European Union AI Act, and why supply chain and partner risk controls remain inconsistent across many organizations. Attendees will learn: The current and emerging cyber threats CISOs and senior leaders are prioritizing for 2026 and beyond How AI is changing the scale, speed, and complexity of domain, brand, and identity-based attacks The role of regulatory readiness, regional risk trends, and third-party partner controls in strengthening cyber resilience