Among the key trends, Excite Cyber, CEO, Bryan Saba highlights new AI regulations, stronger governance over LLM development and predicts cyber risks will become encompassed in comprehensive enterprise-wide business risk registers and demand will surge for digital forensics training.
Excite Cyber also anticipates that Australia will see rapid adoption of international AI and cyber security standards and adopt a greater focus on basic cyber hygiene and human risk management.
Human oversight will become a critical factor in LLM governance
In 2026, Excite Cyber expects a surge in demand for cyber security strategies specifically tailored to AI-assisted software development. Organisations will increasingly adopt multi-layered protective measures including code validation layers to verify AI-generated code before deployment, access controls to limit the potential for misuse of AI tools and continuous monitoring to detect anomalies or malicious activity in real time.
As Australian businesses increasingly integrate large language models (LLMs) into software development, the need for robust cyber security measures has never been more urgent. While LLMs offer remarkable…
