Why ‘assume breach’ is no longer enough: The case for prevention-first security

The cybersecurity industry has embraced an “assume breach” philosophy that accepts compromise as inevitable and focuses resources on rapid detection and response. This approach results in a security loop familiar to anyone who has worked in IT: monitor systems, detect anomalies, mitigate active threats, and remediate damage. Although it is pragmatic, given traditional endpoint architectures,…

The endpoint RTO gap: Why your disaster recovery plan is incomplete

Disaster recovery professionals have made incredible progress when it comes to recovering data centers and cloud infrastructure, with many organizations achieving recovery time objectives (RTOs) as short as 20 minutes for mission-critical workloads. But these impressive numbers mask a dangerous weakness. Endpoint recovery times can stretch into weeks or months, creating a business continuity gap…

SASE and SSE have a vulnerable blind spot: The endpoint

Enterprises investing millions in Secure Service Edge (SSE) and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) architectures face an uncomfortable reality. Although these solutions excel at securing network traffic and application access, they offer little protection against threats that originate directly on endpoint devices. The statistics are sobering. Microsoft found that up to 90% of ransomware attacks originate…

El CIO de dos empresas: la ideal y la real

El 28 de agosto de 2023, festivo en parte del Reino Unido y uno de los días más intensos del tráfico aéreo del verano, alrededor de 1.500 vuelos fueron cancelados. Aeropuertos colapsados, tripulaciones y aviones fuera de posición, pasajeros atrapados en conexiones imposibles por Europa, y un sector entero exigiendo respuestas. Aerolíneas como Ryanair elevaron…

Unlocking the ROI of AI: How enterprises can move from experimentation to execution

Despite the buzz surrounding AI, many organizations struggle to move beyond experimentation and pilot programs to fully scale AI across their enterprises. According to recent industry research conducted by EXL, while 96% of organizations believe scaling their AI initiatives over the next year is very important, companies have successfully integrated AI into less than half…

Why training budgets are now strategic weapons

Remember when training meant scheduling a conference room, ordering catering, and hoping people would stay awake through PowerPoint slides? Those days are gone. The pandemic didn’t just force us online — it exposed something we suspected but couldn’t prove: our workforce’s skills were decaying faster than any annual training cycle could fix. What replaced that…