IANS' Kakolowski: How AI Is Reshaping CISO Budgets & Security Teams
Dark Reading, Tuesday, October 6th, 2026
IANS research finds CISOs using AI to help existing teams do more rather than shrink headcount, while AI reshapes budgets.
In a Dark Reading video interview, Nick Kakolowski, senior director for CISO research at IANS, discusses new research showing most CISOs are not planning to shrink teams because of AI.
Instead, they aim to automate routine tasks, reskill staff and give senior professionals more time for complex problems, while rethinking how work is split between junior and senior roles.
Security leaders are also using the momentum behind AI initiatives to win funding for tools and staff, even as vendors' added AI features drive up costs on already tight budgets.