Today, privacy professionals are navigating an increasingly complex landscape where data breaches and regulatory demands are becoming more common—driving the need for robust privacy policies and comprehensive awareness training. Encouragingly, ISACA’s State of Privacy 2026 resources show that many organizations are finding it easier to understand their privacy obligations. Despite this progress, privacy teams still face significant resource and staffing pressures. Explore ISACA’s State of Privacy 2026 resources to see how your organization fits into the evolving global privacy landscape.

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Webinar

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ISACA’s State of Privacy 2026 webinar explores the findings from the sixth annual State of Privacy Survey, featuring insights from privacy professionals worldwide. The session examines trends in privacy staffing trends, budgets, awareness training, breaches, and factors that facilitate practicing privacy by design, while also addressing the growing influence of AI on the work of privacy professionals. Attendees will gain practical knowledge to reexamine and improve their privacy programs.

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State of Privacy Report 2026
Report

Download the State of Privacy 2026 report

In today’s digital world, privacy worries have reached new heights as technology evolves quickly and vast amounts of personal data are gathered and scrutinized like never before. With data breaches and misuse becoming more frequent, privacy experts are tasked with creating and enforcing strong policies and procedures to safeguard personal information and ensure their organizations comply with an increasingly complicated regulatory landscape. The State of Privacy 2026 report reveals:

  • Increased clarity for privacy professionals in understanding their roles
  • The level of budget support for privacy teams
  • Privacy skills gaps across the industry
  • Stress points for privacy practitioners
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Press Release

New ISACA Study: Privacy Teams Are Shrinking, Increasingly Stressed

ISACA’s State of Privacy 2026 survey report also finds rising use of AI among privacy professionals.

15 January 2026
State of Privacy Infographic 2026
Infographic

The State of Privacy in 2026

ISACA’s State of Privacy 2026 infographic explores the issues facing global privacy professionals today.

15 January 2026
Five Key Findings from ISACA State of Privacy 2026 Report
Blog Post

Five Key Findings from ISACA State of Privacy 2026 Report

Smaller privacy teams and challenges in keeping up with the regulatory environment are among the notable trends discovered in ISACA's State of Privacy 2026 report.

15 January 2026
CDPSE

Boost your career and market value

Validate your technical expertise on data privacy solutions with ISACA’s Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer™ (CDPSE™), a unique credential for professionals, consultants and team leads charged with implementing privacy controls for organizations.

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David Kuo
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Organizations commonly treat privacy as a compliance checkbox, responding reactively to requirements. Genuine privacy-by-design, embedded within agile development processes from inception, remains an aspiration rather than standard practice. The rise of AI adoption for business efficiency creates an urgent need for safety guardrails, particularly effective data governance frameworks. Organizations must ensure AI training datasets exclude sensitive personal data and obtain proper data subject consent. However, privacy professionals often lack the necessary technology tools and skills to establish and enforce these critical data usage controls.
David Kuo
Executive Director, Privacy and Data
Marty Barrack
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Budget and staffing challenges, skillset gaps and a rapidly evolving privacy environment have to be addressed by privacy professionals around the world. ISACA’s report presents a great summary of how to successfully lead the privacy function: adopt appropriate frameworks and prioritize privacy projects based on risk, apply privacy by design, rapidly embrace AI to augment your team, work with your Board of Directors, ensure broad privacy awareness and evangelize a culture of privacy.
Marty Barrack
CISO, XiFin

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