Data Security Is Still The Most Pressing Issue For Many Firms - So What Can Your Business Do?
techradar.pro, Monday, February 23rd, 2026
Data security and readiness for AI are IT teams' biggest priorities
More than two in three (69%) IT leaders agree data security is their top modernization concern for 2026 per new Rocket Software research, and barely a third of them feel 'extremely confident' they'd pass their next regulatory audit.
The report found the strongest confidence comes in relation to insider threats - nearly four in five (78%) think they could detect these.
Instead, most IT leaders are worried about evolving hybrid IT complexity, with half (51%) stating that bridging cloud and on-prem environments is a core challenge.