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2026 marks a turning point for cybersecurity as organisations push AI from experimentation into real business value, while facing a rapidly evolving threat landscape. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article by Brian O\u2019Connell, Chief Technology Officer for Ireland at Conscia, published in the Business Post<\/em> Cyber Security Report on 18 January 2026, the focus is on why multiple forces \u2013 from AI-driven attacks and regulatory pressure to growing security complexity \u2013 are converging at once. The article outlines why cyber readiness must now be built in rather than bolted on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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