Forrester Report | The State of Privacy and Cybersecurity, Q1 2026

The privacy and security priorities shaping 2026 and beyond

Forrester Report | The State of Privacy and Cybersecurity, Q1 2026

The privacy and security priorities shaping 2026 and beyond

The privacy user experience (UX) problem

Fear that privacy negatively impacts customer experience is cited by 25% of enterprise privacy decision-makers as one of their biggest challenges. Every friction point in how users access, understand, or manage their data reflects the infrastructure behind it.

Privacy teams are losing the budget and attention fight

1 in 4 privacy decision makers say most organizational attention and resources are directed at AI rather than privacy, even as the list of what their programs are expected to deliver keeps growing.

Privacy is expanding beyond legal

27% of enterprise privacy decision-makers expect their privacy team to increase collaboration with IT in the next 12 months. The programs built to handle that complexity need to work across more teams, more data types, and more use cases than ever before.

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Forrester Report | The State of Privacy and Cybersecurity, Q1 2026

The privacy and security priorities shaping 2026 and beyond

Forrester Report | The State of Privacy and Cybersecurity, Q1 2026

The privacy and security priorities shaping 2026 and beyond

This report maps where enterprise privacy and security programs stand today, balancing organizational pressures, resource challenges, and growing expectations. Based on Forrester's latest survey data, it is an essential reality check for privacy officers, legal teams, and security leaders navigating an increasingly complex mandate.

The privacy user experience (UX) problem

Fear that privacy negatively impacts customer experience is cited by 25% of enterprise privacy decision-makers as one of their biggest challenges. Every friction point in how users access, understand, or manage their data reflects the infrastructure behind it.

Privacy teams are losing the budget and attention fight

1 in 4 privacy decision makers say most organizational attention and resources are directed at AI rather than privacy, even as the list of what their programs are expected to deliver keeps growing.

Privacy is expanding beyond legal

27% of enterprise privacy decision-makers expect their privacy team to increase collaboration with IT in the next 12 months. The programs built to handle that complexity need to work across more teams, more data types, and more use cases than ever before.

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Forrester Report | The State of Privacy and Cybersecurity, Q1 2026

The privacy and security priorities shaping 2026 and beyond

Forrester Report | The State of Privacy and Cybersecurity, Q1 2026

The privacy and security priorities shaping 2026 and beyond

This report maps where enterprise privacy and security programs stand today, balancing organizational pressures, resource challenges, and growing expectations. Based on Forrester's latest survey data, it is an essential reality check for privacy officers, legal teams, and security leaders navigating an increasingly complex mandate.

The privacy user experience (UX) problem

Fear that privacy negatively impacts customer experience is cited by 25% of enterprise privacy decision-makers as one of their biggest challenges. Every friction point in how users access, understand, or manage their data reflects the infrastructure behind it.

Privacy teams are losing the budget and attention fight

1 in 4 privacy decision makers say most organizational attention and resources are directed at AI rather than privacy, even as the list of what their programs are expected to deliver keeps growing.

Privacy is expanding beyond legal

27% of enterprise privacy decision-makers expect their privacy team to increase collaboration with IT in the next 12 months. The programs built to handle that complexity need to work across more teams, more data types, and more use cases than ever before.

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Forrester Report | The State of Privacy and Cybersecurity, Q1 2026

The privacy and security priorities shaping 2026 and beyond

Forrester Report | The State of Privacy and Cybersecurity, Q1 2026

The privacy and security priorities shaping 2026 and beyond

This report maps where enterprise privacy and security programs stand today, balancing organizational pressures, resource challenges, and growing expectations. Based on Forrester's latest survey data, it is an essential reality check for privacy officers, legal teams, and security leaders navigating an increasingly complex mandate.

The privacy user experience (UX) problem

Fear that privacy negatively impacts customer experience is cited by 25% of enterprise privacy decision-makers as one of their biggest challenges. Every friction point in how users access, understand, or manage their data reflects the infrastructure behind it.

Privacy teams are losing the budget and attention fight

1 in 4 privacy decision makers say most organizational attention and resources are directed at AI rather than privacy, even as the list of what their programs are expected to deliver keeps growing.

Privacy is expanding beyond legal

27% of enterprise privacy decision-makers expect their privacy team to increase collaboration with IT in the next 12 months. The programs built to handle that complexity need to work across more teams, more data types, and more use cases than ever before.

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Didomi collects your personal data in order to provide you with the requested content and to send you further communications regarding its products and services, newsletter and other content that may be of interest to you. This processing is carried out on the legal basis of our legitimate business development interests. You have the possibility to object to receiving our commercial communications at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of each of our emails or by visiting our Preference Center. In addition, you have the right to access your personal data, the right to delete them, to rectify them and to object to their processing by sending an email to dpo@didomi.io. You can also read our privacy policy.

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