Cybersecurity Awareness Month that comes around every October has entered a tumultuous 2026.

Read the takes from industry experts on Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026 in this Cyber Magazine Reacts feature.

Dan Lohrmann, Field CISO, Public Sector at Presidio Reacts: This Cybersecurity Awareness Month, everyone is understandably very concerned about AI risks.

Rob Gregory, CISO at Optiv Reacts: I believe Cyber Awareness Month (CAM) is a valuable amplifier and another reminder about the importance we all place in an organisation’s cybersecurity risk management programme.

Jack Cherkas, Global CISO at Syntax Reacts: Cybersecurity Awareness Month is usually a reminder to get the fundamentals right, and that is still absolutely critical.