Security Debt Has a Regulatory Deadline Problem: The 2026 Compliance State of Software Security

Regulators are setting remediation timelines your current fix velocity can’t meet. Here’s what to do before they start enforcing.

82% of organizations carry security debt. Critical security debt jumped 20 percentage points in a single year. DORA, NIS2, PCI DSS v4.0, and HIPAA 2.0 are converting those unresolved vulnerabilities into personal executive liability. This report maps the compliance gap across 12 verticals and gives you the framework to close it before enforcement arrives.