A clean vulnerability backlog is not necessarily a sign that an organization is well prepared to thwart cyber attackers.

The attack surface within an enterprise has increased in a manner that most governance frameworks did not envision. With organizations moving to deploy neurotechnology at scale, they are creating a type of data that their current classification schemas were not designed to deal with.

Artificial intelligence agents, copilots, orchestration frameworks, autonomous workflows, machine identities, and more operate with trusted access across enterprise environments, resetting the insider threat landscape.

Explore key metrics that help to connect CMMC to business outcomes that resonate with boards of directors and executive leadership.

A routine audit revealing hardcoded API keys in a multinational conglomerate's CI/CD pipeline set in motion a recalibration of their secrets management, underscoring the importance of addressing blind spots for increased security, efficiency and agility.

With AI creating flawless deepfakes, auditors can no longer afford to start with trust; auditors must begin with zero trust, verify relentlessly, and only then decide what can be trusted.

Forward-thinking companies can leverage AI-enabled simulations and readiness programs to build robust cyber resilience.

Blockchain systems do not eliminate risk, but rather shift its location, requiring executives to understand where control truly lives in these environments.

CISA, CRISC and CGEIT are among only 17 of 663 industry IT certifications to make Foote Partners’ “Hot List” of certifications earning well above average cash pay premiums in early 2026.

Artificial intelligence agents are not secured by making them behave, but rather by ensuring that even if they do not, they are not able to cause material harm.

Privacy-enhancing technologies are the business enablers that allow organizations to move faster in the era of artificial intelligence.

In an era where infrastructure is temporary but risk is persistent, continuous posture management becomes a foundational element of cyber resilience.

Professionals who keep purpose top of mind instead of focusing heavily on the specific tasks they are used to performing will be better positioned to thrive in the dynamic tech workforce of the future.

Cybersecurity and soccer both call for reading the environment, proactively anticipating opponents' moves and making quick decisions under pressure, as well as requiring leaders who see patterns in the chaos.

Before organizations pilot advanced AI models or quantum-enabled systems, leaders need to address the following governance questions that determine whether the foundations for responsible experimentation are already in place.

Eugene "Gene" Frank, a founding member of ISACA, helped lay the groundwork for decades of ongoing major growth and global impact.

Conducting a risk assessment of the impacts of quantum computing on your organization would be wise in the context of recent updates to projected timelines based on new research.

Learn how to structure your environment to protect Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and how to effectively govern the build to enhance CMMC success.

Recent discourse around Claude Mythos reinforces that the gap between discovery and exploitation is getting smaller and attack chains have become continuous.

Stop treating identity as a tool and instead treat it as an operating habit to effectively address access concerns without slowing delivery.

Explore how certifications, scopes, business continuity planning and supply chain collaboration can aid organizations in preventing costly cyber-attacks and ensuring uninterrupted operations.

ISACA's 2026 AI Pulse Poll reinforces that strengthening AI governance and response capabilities is crucial to ensure trustworthy innovation and protect against emerging AI risks.

At a time when traditional boundaries between digital trust disciplines are vanishing, ISACA is focused on driving innovation that will support members in a new era.

The path forward for responsible artificial intelligence usage is not choosing between governance and assurance but a more deliberate integration of both.

Explore a seven-step roadmap for putting in place an effective, risk-based cybersecurity program.

A growing need exists for organizations to govern AI agents effectively, as they operate at machine speed and increasingly shape identity frameworks, while traditional human-centered security measures struggle to keep pace.

Before becoming CMMC-ready, organizations must dig into supplier relationships, architecture and governance models to understand how CMMC fits into strategic direction.

Learn how AAIR complements other certifications by signaling readiness to engage in strategic risk leadership, including advising executives and boards on complex tradeoffs arising from AI implementations.

Security debt is a business problem that should have visibility in board discussions and planning, not merely be buried in a risk register.

To celebrate Volunteer Appreciation Week this year, we reached out to several ISACA volunteers to hear their journeys and the advice they have for others who may be considering starting their own volunteering journey.

Security reporting should shift from activity-based to exposure-based insights, addressing artificial intelligence's expanded risk landscape, for true visibility and control.

Learn more about the 2026 ISACA Global Achievement Award recipients and what this recognition means to them.

As ISACA fully transitions to CAICO for the CMMC program, ISACA is standardizing the credentialing and member experience process to offer candidates and members a consistently high level of service quality.

Shift-left security is more than a set of tools. Kaali Dass shares how to embed these practices into your workflows.

Understanding AI risk in principle is straightforward, but applying it effectively under practical pressures, such as deployment deadlines or vendor negotiations, requires a structured approach to risk management.

Organizations often mistake declining vulnerability counts for improved security, but real safety requires understanding actual exposure, how quickly threats can be contained and whether risk is truly reduced or just obscured by better metrics.

Autonomous agents only boost productivity until managing them becomes the job; treating an agent as a digital employee can increase oversight costs to more than the work they replace.

Modern malware challenges traditional ICS/OT cybersecurity with its ability to adapt and blend into normal operations, striking discreetly when detection is least likely.

The ability to demonstrate formalized AI risk capability is a key differentiator for an increasing number of job roles, and ISACA's Advanced in AI Risk (AAIR) helps professionals to establish their credentials in this emerging area.

Is your organization underestimating AI risk at senior levels? Discover five signs of critical AI oversight gaps and learn how to align leadership accountability with AI risk management.

Responsibilities to an organization do not end when the term does for outgoing members of a board of directors.

ISACA's AI Impact Assessment Tool helps practitioners to understand and calibrate for a range of potential outcomes of deploying an AI system.

When the risk management and sales teams collaborate effectively, viewing the company from their unique perspectives, the organization becomes more agile and more successful.

While Claude Code Security improves aspects of application security, it does not yet provide comprehensive assurance systems, highlighting the ongoing need for human oversight and collaboration with security teams.

Successful identity and access management are not driven by advanced tools or isolated policies.

Explore the significance of the UK Government's Software Security Code of Practice in bolstering software supply chain resilience, and learn how ISACA's participation in the Ambassador Scheme aligns with industry standards and certifications, enhancing community practices.

Explore the challenges of AI accountability, transparency, and capabilities in organizations, as highlighted by ISACA's 2026 AI Pulse Poll.

A collaboration between SheLeadsTech Chicago and WECode represents a partnership between emerging technologists seeking mentorship and a shared sense of purpose to build a more inclusive and resilient digital world.

Anjali Gopinadhan Nair presents a practical four-phase approach for managing AI coding assistant vulnerabilities, covering prompt injection risks, data leakage problems, and shadow AI challenges.

The enterprise security perimeter is expanding beyond networks and terminals into the brain itself as thoughts become attack vectors.

From accountability to technical validity and beyond, assurance has a critical role to play in this era of artificial intelligence models and implementations.

A near-miss on passing the AAIA exam provided one exam-taker with clarity and inspiration, along with a commitment to continuing his learning journey.

The risks emerging with AI are different than what enterprises dealt with even a year ago. Keith Bloomfield-DeWeese shares four emerging AI risks for digital trust professionals.

Recent pay data from Foote Partners shows that CISA and CGEIT certifications posted cash pay premium growth in the 11% to 20% range over the last six months of 2025 while earning premiums well above the industry average.

Discover the SheLeadsTech Scholarships by ISACA Foundation, offering financial support and career resources for students pursuing IT audit, risk, security, assurance, or cybersecurity degrees globally.

ISACA's role as CMMC Assessor and Instructor Certification Organization (CAICO) provides ISACA members new cybersecurity career pathways while strengthening ISACA's standing as a leader in developing the global cybersecurity workforce.

Resilient organizations start with redesigning security so that it better aligns with human cognition, incentives and workflows, with an eye toward ongoing measurement and improvements.

Decentralized Finance AI is not only transforming finance but also democratizing artificial intelligence, while simultaneously altering the risk landscape.

Space is becoming more fragile and strategically important, with cyber threats, geopolitical dynamics, supply-chain weaknesses, electronic warfare, and more creating a volatile and high-risk environment.

The new addition of ITAF modernizes the framework for the modern technology environment, including digital ecosystems, stronger governance and a more strategic audit function.

In AI-heavy cloud pipelines, compliance debt grows faster over time than most teams realize.

Enterprises who are committed to responsible artificial intelligence usage require clear executive leadership, well-integrated governance and diligent risk management.

Organizations can turn privacy into a core capability by elevating privacy engineering into a distinct practice with consistent, proactive focus.

Translating the legal jargon of the EU AI Act into a productive roadmap for your organization is achievable, beginning with conducting a gap analysis.

By understanding and integrating global AI governance approaches, organizations can ensure compliance and contribute to the responsible and ethical advancement of AI, leading to sustainable innovation in our digital ecosystem.

As the cybersecurity landscape evolves, so must our conversations around medical device security and vulnerability disclosures.

By making chapter members and volunteers feel heard and uplifted, ISACA chapter leaders can make a huge difference in growing their local ISACA communities and equipping their members for success.

Service leaders and veterans develop the critical thinking skills that will be increasingly important on the security landscape in this era of widespread artificial intelligence.

Decentralized audit architectures provide a useful reset for how modern assurance practitioners can be more impactful within a distributed, platform-driven, enterprise ecosystem.

Gaining expertise and skills in privacy, the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence will be a necessity for IT auditors as the digital risk landscape becomes a major challenge in the profession.

The digital era has prompted leaders to migrate business-critical systems to the cloud, which offers undeniable benefits in terms of agility, flexibility, and innovation, but also carries substantial risks.

Data sovereignty in the GenAI era calls for adapting existing governance systems to adjust to a technology that is blurring traditional boundaries.

While artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly useful in cybersecurity and software engineering, humans will remain essential for effective and responsible implementations.

Detect, prevent, and comply are now inseparable foundations of modern data protection, and a data‑centric DLP strategy that addresses both internal and external threats is the path to resilience and trust.

Minimizing unintended negative consequences of artificial intelligence is a critical imperative, but it might prove very difficult to achieve in practice.

A well-organized, quarter-by-quarter planning approach can enable digital trust professionals to be well-prepared for the post-quantum cryptography landscape to come.

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.

The 2026 cyberthreat landscape will not be shaped by any specific threat, but rather by how intentionally organizations approach trust, identity and human–AI collaboration.

The ISACA Mentorship Program has enabled more than 1,400 members in more than 100 countries to nurture their careers, facilitating conversations that spark real professional growth and connection.

Organizations that limit themselves to treating compliance as a checkbox won't earn the trust of customers and partners. Integrating compliance into everyday culture leads to a resilient organization.

Effective information and technology governance in the new year will center on enabling responsible innovation, fortifying digital trust and helping organizations to adapt at speed without taking ethical or legal shortcuts.

Resilience to disruptions, navigating technology supply chains, harnessing AI, dealing with tight budgets and delivering on changing expectations from business leaders are among the challenges facing risk professionals in 2026.

Cybersecurity leaders are being judged less by the controls that they are implementing and more by the manner in which they explain decisions, trade-offs and outcomes to business leaders with clarity.

When it comes to auditors being prepared for the profession's evolving landscape in 2026, there is no substitute for lived experience, due diligence and courage.