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Ashurst Data Bytes 2026: Ready or not, increased cyber scrutiny is here

Rhiannon Webster, John Macpherson, William Barlow, Nicolas Quoy, Rebecca Lee, and Will Chalk.
Rhiannon Webster, John Macpherson, William Barlow, Nicolas Quoy, Rebecca Lee, and Will Chalk. Photo: GRIP

An Ashurst panel, together with guest speaker Will Barlow of Crowdstrike, discussed what steps you should be taking to prepare for a cybersecurity incident.

​The landscape of cybersecurity in 2026 has shifted from theoretical risk to a state of permanent “state of emergency.” In a recent Ashurst Data Bytes seminar, a panel of legal and risk experts discussed the escalating regulatory environment, the evolution of threat actors, and the practical steps boards must take

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