8 Data Security Stories to Know About (August 2026)

Security magazine looks at five data security stories from October 2026.

In this episode of Lock It Down with Security Magazine, I spoke with Assistant Secretary Todd Wilcox, who serves as Public Sector Chair at OSAC, about his career, the value of OSAC, and trends in the industry.

In this episode of Lock It Down with Security Magazine, Chris Bevil and I dug into the roots of CISO burnout. As a former CISO and current global cyber resilience and AI leader at Commvault, Bevil has first-hand accounts of burnout in the industry. 

Listen to Charles Gifford, Vice President and CISO at Entrado, in this podcast episode.

Five data security stories to know about.

In this episode of Lock It Down with Security Magazine, I spoke with Ron Zayas, Chief Executive Officer at Ironwall by Incogni. We discussed the risks associated with online, publicly accessible information — oftentimes information that requires little to no technical prowess for bad actors to obtain. 

Security magazine takes a look at eight data security stories from last month. 

In this episode of Lock It Down with Security Magazine, I sat down with Noma Security CISO Diana Kelley to learn how organizations can know if they are ready to safely implement AI. 

Recent research shows that 2026 is currently on track to setting a new record for data breaches. Already, this year has surpassed 2025 in victim breach notifications, largely due to notable mega-breaches that have occurred in the first half of the year. 

In this episode of Lock It Down with Security Magazine, I spoke with Dina Atwell, Director, Cyber Insider Threat Program Management at Capital One, about her career in the security industry.