Infosecurity Europe: Execs Must Treat Cyber Threats as Statecraft, ISACA Expert Say

At Infosecurity Europe 2026 Bharat Thakrar argued that cyber, AI and geopolitics are inseparable and urged boards and security teams to adopt a four‑step Cyber Geopolitical Preparedness and Response (CGPR) framework—Assess exposure, Evaluate readiness, Plan response, and Continuous monitoring—while implementing heightened crisis triggers, geopolitical stress‑tests, improved HR vetting, and cross‑functional war‑room playbooks to prepare for nation‑state and hybrid cyber‑kinetic threats.