The 2026 Threatscape

Digital transformation is a race. To win, your organisation must innovate at speed, harnessing the power of AI, IoT, and the cloud. But this acceleration comes with a dangerous trade-off: every new technology expands your digital footprint and attack surface. This is the Trust Paradox: the faster we innovate, the harder it is to maintain the very trust that is essential for success. So how do you secure innovation without hitting the brakes?

Join Insight’s EMEA CISO, Rob O’Connor, to explore why security isn’t a brake but a steering wheel —a critical function that guides your innovation strategy safely and effectively. This session moves beyond fear, providing a practical framework for balancing protection and progress.

You will leave with a clear understanding of how to:

• Navigate the new landscape of risk: Unpack the hidden vulnerabilities in cloud misconfigurations , SaaS sprawl , IoT devices , and opaque AI decision-making.
• Confront next-generation threats: Learn how threat actors are weaponising AI for deepfakes and automated attacks and exploiting the supply chain dependencies of the cloud.
• Turn your human factor into an asset: Discover how to transform employees from a common point of error into your strongest defence through empowerment and scenario-based training.
• Embed security into your innovation DNA: Get actionable strategies for integrating security at every stage of a project , from DevSecOps pipelines to leveraging defensive AI for machine-speed threat detection.

Don't choose between innovation and security. Learn how to design for both and turn cyber resilience into your ultimate competitive advantage.