Josh Goldfarb, Field CISO, F5 Cracks showing in AI security
Business leaders are growing tired of so-called‘ AI hype’. The initial buzz which comes with any new, groundbreaking technology is quickly waning. 2026 will be a make-or-break year for AI. The C-suite expects to visibly see the business value for the amount of money being invested; if AI fails to deliver these tangible results, enthusiasm surrounding the tech will quickly diminish.
For security professionals, APIs and API discovery are where AI becomes real. APIs enable different software components to communicate and transfer data. As a result, they are the key to turning theoretical AI into practical, usable applications and automating tasks across networks. In a security context, it is the API layer that is the connective tissue and thus requires protection, detection, response and remediation.
Assigning more budget to API security and API discovery will be crucial to achieving better AI security in 2026. Otherwise, it won’ t be the year AI delivers value, it’ ll be the year cracks start to show.
Adam Marrè, CISO, Arctic Wolf Cracks in the human firewall
Humans have always represented a significant risk in cybersecurity because of the complexity of the modern technology environment, and recent research shows that nearly 80 % of breaches involve a human factor. Attackers know it’ s easier to trick a person through social engineering than defeat a complex security system and AI is making this process simpler.
In 2026, organisations will put an end to outdated security practices. Tick-box training is out of step with modern threats; its ineffectiveness highlighted by the fact even security leaders
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