Cybersecurity Predictions 2026: What Security Leaders Learned in 2025
December 16, 2025
In this special compilation episode of The Connectivity Cloud Podcast with Cloudflare, Lia Kazandzhieva, Marketing Campaign Manager at Cloudflare narrates the most impactful conversations from 2025 with leading CISOs and security experts to distill the lessons that will define 2026 and beyond.
In this special compilation episode of The Connectivity Cloud Podcast with Cloudflare, Lia Kazandzhieva, Marketing Campaign Manager at Cloudflare revisits the most impactful conversations from 2025 with leading CISOs and security experts to distill the lessons that will define 2026 and beyond.
What You'll Learn
- How the CISO role has transformed from technical gatekeeper to strategic business partner
- The real impact of AI on both offensive and defensive security operations
- Why the human element remains the first line of defense in modern cybersecurity
- How cloud transformation drives business resilience and agility beyond technology migration
- Why zero trust has evolved from buzzword to business necessity
- The universal challenge of regulatory complexity across industries and geographies
- Which emerging threats are genuinely concerning versus fear-based marketing
- Practical advice from security leaders on navigating transformation in 2026
Featured Guests: This compilation features insights from leading security professionals who appeared on The Connectivity Cloud Podcast in 2025, including:
- Olivier Busolini, Group Head of Information Security at Mashreq
- Mostafa Hassanin, Group CISO at SMG Swiss Marketplace Group
- Yevhen Baliutov, Chief Information Security Officer at Raiffeisen Bank
- Sam Rhea, VP of Emerging Technology and Incubation at Cloudflare
- Ange Ferrari, SVP and CISO at METRO AG
- Andy Dean, Head of Technical Operations at AllSaints
- Christian Reilly, Field CTO of EMEA at Cloudflare
- Stephanie Cohen, Chief Strategy Officer at Cloudflare
- João Pedro Gonçalves, CISO and Managing Director at EQT Group
- Vladimir Krupnov, Threat Intelligence Lead at Revolut
- Blake Darché, Head of Cloudforce One and Threat Intelligence at Cloudflare
- Michael Tremante, Senior Director of Product at Cloudflare
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