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Gartner®: Key Actions for CIOs to Prepare Cybersecurity for AI Evolution

AI didn’t just change the tools organizations use. It changed the threat landscape entirely.

Bad actors now use AI to refine attacks at scale, lowering the barrier to entry and outpacing traditional defenses. Attack surfaces have expanded across physical, digital and sensor-based environments. Employees introduce new vulnerabilities through shadow AI, social engineering and accidental data leaks. And regulations are shifting faster than most security teams can respond.

In this report, Gartner® identifies six key impacts AI has on cybersecurity and discusses specific actions CIOs and CISOs must take together to address each one.

What you’ll learn:

  • The six AI-driven impacts reshaping enterprise cybersecurity in 2026
  • Targeted actions CIOs and CISOs can take in partnership for each impact area
  • How to address employee-driven risk, including shadow AI, without disrupting productivity
  • Insights for calibrating security investment against real and current threats

Download the report to understand where your organization is most exposed and what to prioritize next.

 

Gartner®: Key Actions for CIOs to Prepare Cybersecurity for AI Evolution, Emily Tan, Nathan Lewis, 13 May 2026.

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