Cyber Resilience Awareness Day Virtual Summit 2026

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Understanding the current state of cyber resilience is essential for guiding decision-makers and helping organisations improve their resilience. Cyber-attacks are growing more sophisticated, driven by advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, rising cyber warfare activity, and increasing global connectivity. In 2024, legislation such as the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and the European Cyber Resilience Act was enacted to embed cyber resilience into organisational operations.

It is essential to understand cyber resilience, how organisations can measure it, and how to address the most common pitfalls. This research answers two questions: What is the current state of cyber resilience across a sample of organisations? And can a codified method be established to address the most common challenges affecting effective cyber resilience?

The study surveyed 46 global partners and organisational leaders, ranging from management to C-suite, to explore their organisations' cyber resilience postures—assessing readiness across three phases: resistance, response, and recovery—while recognising that attempted breaches are nearly inevitable and represent a constant risk.

Four key impediments were identified:
*Limited reporting practices
*Difficulty building a resilient organisational culture
*Insufficient collaboration
*Lack of planning for compromise

These barriers—spanning internal and external challenges—hinder organisations' ability to anticipate, withstand, and recover from cyber threats, underscoring the complexity of building cohesive defences across diverse environments.

Featuring:
Adam D'Arcy, Lead, Infrastructure Security, Klaviyo (https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamedarcy/) (https://issa.org/speaker/adam-darcy/)