Deloitte-NASCIO-Cybersecurity-Study-2026.md

The 2026 NASCIO–Deloitte Cybersecurity Study reports survey findings from state CISOs showing declining confidence in state and local cyber readiness, accelerating AI-enabled threats, increased focus on metrics, IAM and Zero Trust, growing interest in whole-of-state cybersecurity approaches, and deteriorating budget and workforce conditions; the document is a policy/assessment survey and does not describe a specific cyber incident.