Future of Security | Human Risk in 2026

Overview

In 2026, the fastest-growing security exposure is not infrastructure.

It is human behaviour.

Phishing has evolved. Social engineering is AI-assisted. Insider threats are harder to detect. Attackers are targeting judgement, not just systems.

Forward-looking CISOs are responding by shifting from awareness programs to measurable human risk management strategies.

In this executive webinar hosted by Mimecast, senior security leaders across ANZ will share practical lessons from the front line. What is working. What is failing. And how human risk is being operationalised as a core security discipline.

We will explore how leading organisations are:

Reducing phishing and ransomware exposure through behaviour-driven controls

Lowering regulatory, compliance and legal risk across communications

Consolidating fragmented point solutions into integrated human risk platforms

Improving visibility and control across email, collaboration and messaging environments

This approach is not just about reducing incidents.

It is about simplifying security environments, lowering IT overhead, and measurably improving employee security posture.

Attendees will gain insight into how security leaders are strengthening governance, modernising archiving and e-discovery capabilities, and achieving greater agility and control across enterprise communications.

The outcome is a practical blueprint for moving from reactive awareness programs to proactive human risk reduction.

What we will cover

• Human Risk as a Measurable Security Domain Security leaders are treating employee behaviour as quantifiable risk, not just a training outcome.
• AI-Driven Social Engineering at Scale Generative AI is increasing the sophistication, speed and personalisation of phishing and impersonation attacks.
• From Awareness to Behavioural Change Why simulation and training must evolve into continuous behavioural reinforcement models.
• Platform Consolidation vs Point Solution Sprawl How integrated human risk platforms reduce operational overhead and improve control.
• Compliance, Governance and E-Discovery Simplified Modern archiving and communication governance as strategic risk reduction tools, not just compliance requirements.
• The 2026 CISO Mandate Why boards now expect measurable reduction in human-layer risk, not just incident response readiness.

Agenda

• 11:00 am The Shift: Why Human Risk Now Drives Breach Exposure(Technology Leaders Webinar - Live 2026) A clear look at how attackers are targeting behaviour over infrastructure and why the human layer is now the dominant entry point. AI-powered phishing and impersonation at scale Social engineering outperforming technical exploits Why infrastructure hardening alone no longer protects the enterprise

Partners

• Mimecast

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