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When you work in cybersecurity, whether you're steering the operational team, or in a more strategic role, the mission is the same: protect the business. But when it comes to executing that mission, finding consensus on the best approach can be hard. At this pivotal point in the evolution of cybersecurity, as automation becomes table stakes and AI adoption accelerates, it is important that stakeholders are pulling in the same direction. However, recent ThreatQuotient research highlights real differences in how CISOs and Heads of IR approach the introduction of AI into cybersecurity strategy and practice.

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is quickly becoming a top priority for business leaders, particularly those with remote teams, cloud-focused plans, and growing security challenges, as they recognize the benefits of bringing networking and security into a single, flexible, cloud-based solution. In fact, the global SASE market is projected to reach $10.89 billion in 2026, up from $9.27 billion in 2025.

In 2026, cybersecurity will shift from being seen as the security team's responsibility to being part of how the entire company operates. Every business function will share ownership of risk. Finance, engineering, product, and marketing will all have clear roles in protecting customer trust.

For many years, cybersecurity conversations in the oil and gas sector have centered on familiar themes, including the divide between IT and OT, the limitations of legacy tooling, the growing pressure of regulation, and the long-standing question of how to modernize an industry built on infrastructure measured in decades rather than release cycles. But these discussions are changing, becoming more grounded in operational reality as the industry's appetite for convergence between identity, cloud, and OT grows stronger than at any point in recent memory.

In October, the UK put a spotlight on cyber resilience with the release of the NCSC's 2025 Annual Review. CEO Richard Horne warned that failing to prepare for cyberattacks risks a company's future. The urgency behind this statement is backed by data: the NCSC handled 204 major cyber incidents between September 2024 and 2025, and 43% of UK businesses reported a breach in the past year.

In 2010, Stripe bought stripe.com and started building the payment infrastructure that would eventually process billions of dollars. They bought their domain and ordered the SSL certificates. Except the previous owner of stripe.com still had a valid certificate. Valid for almost 2 more years.

Black Friday and Cyber Monday always bring bargain buys as consumers hunt for deals to make the upcoming festive season special, but they are also a bonanza for cybercriminals. Attacks spike during the holiday season as cybercriminals take advantage of workers being out of their usual routine and less vigilant than normal. This makes for far from happy holidays for the businesses affected. However, what many organizations don't realize is that often they already have the tools to protect themselves in their security armory; they just haven't activated them.

In October, the UK put a spotlight on cyber resilience with the release of the NCSC's 2025 Annual Review. CEO Richard Horne warned that failing to prepare for cyberattacks risks a company's future. The urgency behind this statement is backed by data: the NCSC handled 204 major cyber incidents between September 2024 and 2025, and 43% of UK businesses reported a breach in the past year.