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Emerging Threats for 2026

Steve Durbin, Chief Executive ISF
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As we close out 2025, a year marked by unprecedented change and disruption, the question arises: are you prepared for what’s coming next?

In his annual Emerging Threats episode, Steve Durbin reveals the key information security risks looming in 2026 and offers practical strategies to help safeguard your business. With daily reports of AI-driven cyber attacks, escalating geopolitical unrest, and upcoming regulatory scrutiny, Steve urges organisations to rethink their cyber strategies now.

Whilst quantum computing may not yet break all of the encryption that’s out there…people are already harvesting data…so as quantum computing develops that traditional encryption that we’ve depending upon will no longer be secure.

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