2026 Cybersecurity Assessment: The Gap Between Awareness and Resilience

Organizations are more aware of cyber risks than ever before, but converting this awareness into operational resilience is becoming increasingly difficult. The 2026 Bitdefender Cybersecurity Assessment highlights this challenge through its findings, which reveal several contradictions. The assessment is based on a survey of 1,200 IT and cybersecurity professionals, providing insight into the current state of cybersecurity. The survey's results indicate a disconnect between awareness and action, with organizations struggling to translate their knowledge of cyber risks into effective resilience measures. The assessment's findings are expected to shed light on the complexities of cybersecurity and the challenges faced by organizations in achieving operational resilience. The survey's results