ISACA Live | The State of Privacy in 2026: Your Questions Answered
Source: YouTube · ISACA HQ · published Jan 30, 2026 · 22:10
The 2026 State of Privacy report highlights a critical disconnect between organizational privacy commitments and actual resource allocation, revealing that while privacy is a strategic priority, it is often underfunded and under-resourced in practice 1:05.
Key Takeaways:
• Organizations are increasingly prioritizing privacy as a core business value, yet many struggle to translate this into tangible operational support and budget 1:30.
• There is a significant gap between the stated importance of privacy programs and the actual staffing levels, leading to burnout among privacy professionals 2:15.
• Regulatory compliance remains the primary driver for privacy initiatives, but companies are beginning to shift towards proactive privacy-by-design frameworks 3:45.
• Data security and privacy are becoming more integrated, with leaders recognizing that siloing these functions creates vulnerabilities 4:20.
• The report emphasizes the need for greater executive sponsorship to ensure privacy teams have the authority and resources needed to enforce policies effectively 5:10.
As privacy landscapes evolve, organizations must move beyond compliance checklists to build resilient, well-resourced privacy cultures that protect both data and trust.
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[music] Hello and welcome to this LinkedIn live session. My name is Paul Phillips. I'm the director of event content development for Isaka and today we're going to be focusing on the state of privacy report from for 2026. We're glad to see you. in the comments section. Let us know where you're from and if you have any questions, please place them there. I'm joined today by Safia Kazzy who presented the finding findings of Isaka's sixth annual state of privacy survey at an Isaka webinar on January 20th. If you missed that webinar and you would like to see it, you can click the link that you will see on the screen. Also, I recommend you download the report for all of the survey findings. In today's sessions, we're t tackling the most asked questions from the webinar. To start off, can you te…