CORIT TECH 2026 Financial Services IT Risk Report

What’s Driving Risk in 2026

Rising cybercrime, tightening regulatory scrutiny, and growing client expectations are fundamentally reshaping how financial services firms must approach IT.

Inside the report, we examine:

• The most critical IT risks facing financial services firms in 2026, including:

  • Exposure of sensitive financial and client data

  • AI-driven phishing, impersonation, and fraud attempts

  • Legacy systems and unpatched infrastructure

  • Inadequate backup, recovery, and ransomware preparedness

  • Security gaps created by remote and hybrid work environments

• Why traditional break-fix IT models increase compliance and operational risk

• What a compliance-first Managed IT strategy looks like in practice, including:

  • Security-by-design infrastructure

  • Proactive monitoring, governance, and risk controls

  • Data protection aligned with financial regulatory obligations

• How firms can protect client trust, reduce regulatory exposure, and build long-term operational resilience

Why This Matters

In financial services, trust is your currency.
IT failures are no longer technical inconveniences: they are business-threatening events that can lead to regulatory penalties, reputational damage, and client attrition.

A compliance-first IT approach is no longer a “nice to have”  it’s a core business requirement.