AI-powered cyber attacks are a key emerging risk, and this will reach a new level in 2026 as agentic AI attacks reach the real world, says Jimmy Astle.
2026 Predictions
This section provides a listing of Resilience Forward stories considering how various areas related to resilience are likely to develop in 2026.
The BCI has released its annual 2025 Horizon Scan Report, a long-running series examining emerging risks and practitioner concerns across the global resilience profession.
As global economic pressures increase and budgets across both public and private sectors are cut, Anthony Young, CEO at Bridewell, is warning of a critical inflection point for 2026, where organizations are facing more cyber threats with fewer resources to defend against them.
Ben Schilz predicts movements towards a sovereign Europe, quantum-ready encryption, and a slow goodbye to Big Tech.
A new survey of nearly 900 Chief Internal Auditors across the UK and Europe has found that threats to cybersecurity and data security have been ranked the top risk facing organizations in 2026.