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Key takeaway: Granting AI agents unrestricted access to cloud infrastructure is an unacceptable security risk. Upsun provides a "zero-trust" framework by utilizing isolated, production-perfect preview environments that allow AI to be productive without the risk of a hallucinated production outage.

For the world’s largest financial institutions, places like Citi and National Australia Bank, shipping code fast is just part of the job. But at that scale, speed is nothing without a rock-solid security foundation. It’s the non-negotiable starting point for every release. Most Harness users believe they are fully covered by our fine-grained Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) and Open Policy Agent (OPA).

Cybersecurity in 2026 is paradoxical. Organizations are spending more on security than ever—Gartner projects global cybersecurity investment to surpass $215 billion this year, a 14% increase over 2025 (Gartner Security Spending Forecast 2026). Yet, data breaches remain relentless. The culprit isn’t always cutting-edge malware or state-sponsored APTs. More often than not, it’s the oldest weakness in the book: unauthorized access.

VPN-for-everything is like handing out master keys at the front desk. Cisco’s ZTNA swaps that for per-app access that feels faster for users and safer for you. C1 designs it for your real world (quirky apps included) and runs it so it stays reliable, predictable, and boring—in the best way.

Cybersecurity leaders across the public sector are facing a moment of reckoning. Whether at the Department of Defense, a federal agency, or a public university, IT teams are under pressure to defend sprawling infrastructure, detect fast-moving threats, and prove compliance across multiple frameworks—all with fewer resources and tighter timelines. This challenge has accelerated interest in Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA), a paradigm shift in how we think about security.