Five things to watch in cybersecurity for 2026
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Key Points:
- The White House plans to release a concise new national cyber strategy in early 2026, focusing on shaping adversary behavior through active defense and addressing cyber workforce gaps with a collaborative initiative involving industry and academia.
- Artificial intelligence's role in cybersecurity will be a key focus, with efforts to secure AI systems, defend against AI-enabled attacks, and leverage AI for cyber defense; the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is expected to provide federal guidance on AI security standards.
- The reauthorization of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) of 2015 remains uncertain, with bipartisan support but disagreements in Congress potentially leading to another short-term extension rather than a long-term solution.
- CISA is set to finalize a major cyber
