The role of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
continues to evolve. Leaders are navigating, growing complexity driven by AI adoption, emerging cyber threats, and rapid technological change. From securing AI-generated code and managing AI agent identities to combating deepfakes, social engineering, and shadow AI, CISOs face expanding responsibilities across digital risk management. At the same time, organisations must prepare for frontier cyber-reasoning models, geopolitical cyber threats, and the future impact of quantum computing, all while addressing cyber tool sprawl, supply chain vulnerabilities, skills shortages, and third-party security oversight.
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ITWeb Security Summit
CISO Survey 2026
With challenges and volatility in the CISO role, ITWeb and MTN Business have partnered to run the ITWeb Security Summit CISO Survey and provide key industry benchmarks. This research provides critical insights into organisational and cultural dynamics, evolving threats, technical and operational challenges, and budget trends shaping the cybersecurity landscape.
The findings of this unique local survey will be unveiled at this exclusive ITWeb Brainstorm CISO Banquet. This glittering banquet evening will provide insight and perspectives into the challenges and trends faced by the country’s top in-house security leaders.
ITWeb Security Summit CISO Survey
is run in partnership with MTN Business
The survey captures input
from CISOs and other equivalent C-level execs, and results in an exclusive research report that provides unique insights into cyber security strategies of SA's top private and public sector organisations.
Key findings of the 2026
The key findings of the 2026 survey will be revealed at the annual ITWeb Security Summit CISO Banquet 2026, which will take place at The Forum, Hyde Park on Thursday 25 June 2026.
Full research report
The full research report will be published on ITWeb and Brainstorm online later this year. The report is available free of charge to all valid survey respondents.
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