Thursday 21 May 2026 cybersecurity leaders from business and government come together to share ideas, use cases, and best practices in a relaxed yet elegant setting. As a highlight, we present the Cybersecurity Achievement Award and the CISO of the Year Award.

This year's event took place on May 27 with the overarching theme "Together, we stand."

Cybercrime is a persistent phenomenon that neither diminishes nor disappears. Actors range from evil geniuses leading operations at scale to lone opportunists. The smart ones have specialized themselves and hand-pick their victims. Their less capable colleagues employ malware off the shelf and indiscriminately fire at many targets.

On a different level, relentless state-sponsored actors with deep pockets play an increasingly prominent role. Their actions are potentially very disruptive and cause geopolitical troubles that were unthinkable a few years ago. No country, business, or organization escapes the consequences.

Moreover, securing our digital and physical infrastructure has become eerily similar. Military and cyber resilience are overlapping, and both worlds are learning from each other.

The good news is that job security for CISOs has never been so high. However, many CISOs are overwhelmed by being in crisis mode all too often. As a consequence, they resign, looking for less demanding responsibilities.

AI-powered security solutions are doing some heavy lifting, but the enemy finds ways to employ the technology as well – it’s just another arms race.

As a group, we cannot bow to the pressure. As CISOs, we must support and look out for each other. We’re all in this together. Because together, we stand.

We will soon announce the theme for next year's CISODAY!