Outsmart Threats Before They Strike With CyberEdge’s 2026 Cyberthreat Defense Report
This year’s report reveals critical cybersecurity trends, actionable insights, and industry benchmarks.
Organizations are caught in a security paradox: they need to move faster to compete, but 80.7% are getting breached, and they rate application security among the most difficult IT security functions to perform (4.10/5) with only 42.2% of organizations having fully implemented secure coding and code review. Plus, the most concerning AI-enabled threats for organizations is AI-enabled evasive malware. The answer isn’t working harder; it’s working smarter by embedding security directly into the development lifecycle and prioritizing the risks that matter most.
CyberEdge’s 2026 Cyberthreat Defense Report offers the most globally comprehensive snapshot of cybersecurity perceptions available today. Use it to benchmark your organization’s security strategy, spending, and best practices against industry and regional peers.
Key Insights:
Breach rates are alarmingly high
80.7% of organizations are experiencing breaches, indicating that current security approaches are failing for the vast majority of companies.
Application security is unusually difficult
Organizations rate AppSec as one of the hardest IT security functions (4.10 out of 5), suggesting it requires specialized expertise and resources that many teams lack.
Secure coding practices remain rare
Only 42.2% have fully implemented secure coding and code review, meaning most organizations are still building vulnerable applications from the start.
AI-powered threats are the new priority
AI-enabled evasive malware tops the list of organizational concerns, reflecting how threat actors are leveraging AI to bypass traditional defenses.
Market conditions favor security investment
With 90.4% of organizations having expanding budgets and 38.8% actively shopping for AppSec tools right now, there’s significant opportunity for security solutions that can prove ROI.