In this byline, Sam Salehi, Managing Director ANZ at Qualys, shares his 2026 predictions for the cybersecurity industry, outlining the shifts that will define the CISO agenda as security teams grapple with an excess of signals, expanding AI-driven risk and rising board expectations. Sam argues that success in the year ahead will hinge on CISOs moving beyond fragmented visibility and reactive defence, toward unified, business-aligned action that replaces noise with clarity and turns security insight into measurable risk reduction.