Cybersecurity threats are just as pressing as ever. The good news, though, is that it collectively takes less time to detect and contain a breach. It\u2019s also cheaper than it has been, and the global average cost of a breach is down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the average cost of a breach still at $4.44 million, however, now is not the time to sit back and rest easy. We\u2019re finally turning the tables on cybercrime, and you too can benefit by investing in these proactive cybersecurity tactics and tools in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Threat hunting is one of the more effective ways you can proactively address breaches. While yes, the global average breach lifecycle has dropped 17 days, it still takes an average of 241 days<\/a> to identify and contain a breach. That\u2019s why being proactive is essential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Threat hunting<\/a> leverages tools like managed detection response and security information and event management (together) to establish a baseline of behavior to detect, investigate, and then respond to threats. This proactive approach, when paired with the right systems, can even alleviate your security teams’ workload simply by triaging alerts by order of priority and by offering a 24\/7 monitoring solution to ensure your business is protected around the clock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Your users will always be one of the biggest weakpoints in your business, which is why it\u2019s important that you regularly audit your users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To start, check to make sure that all user access for previous employees is deleted. You\u2019ll even want to extend this to customers and remove inactive accounts after a specific period of time. Not only will this help you maintain data governance regulation, but it will also minimize risk from shadow accounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAudit Your User Access Protocols<\/h2>\n\n\n\n