Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026

91%9% 41% 59%Has your organization’s cybersecurity strategy evolved because of geopolitical volatility? < 1,000 employees > 100,000 employees Yes NoNotably, 91% of the largest organizations1 have changed their cybersecurity strategies due to geopolitical volatility. How organizations have adapted cybersecurity strategies amid geopolitical volatility FIGURE D In the context of geopolitical volatility, confidence in national cyber preparedness continues to erode, with 31% of survey respondents reporting low confidence in their nation’s ability to respond to major cyber incidents, up from 26% last year. Confidence levels vary greatly across regions. Respondents from the Middle East and North Africa express a high degree of confidence in their country’s ability to protect critical infrastructure (84%), while confidence is lower among respondents in Latin America and the Caribbean (13%). Regional overview: Confidence in national cyber response to critical infrastructure attacks FIGURE E 40% 20% 60% 80%Middle East and North AfricaHow confident are you in the preparedness of the country in which you are based to respond to major cyber incidents targeting critical infrastructure? East Asia and Pacific Europe and Central Asia South Asia North America Sub-Saharan Africa Latin America and the Caribbean Confident Neutral Not confident0% 100%13%38%40%40%47%84% 37% 38%30%40%35%27%11% 24% 49%32%19%25%26% 39%4% Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026 6