IT Giveth, Security Taketh: The Hidden Cost of Configuration Drift

“IT giveth. Security taketh.”

A topic examined in a print interview with Colt Blackmore, co-founder & CTO of Reach Security, written by Dan Raywood at Security Boulevard:

☑︎ The long-standing friction between IT enablement and security restriction
☑︎ Configuration drift as the quiet divergence between intended and actual state
☑︎ How incremental change accumulates into measurable risk
☑︎ The challenge of maintaining alignment in complex, fast-moving environments
☑︎ Why drift often remains invisible until consequences surface

The full interview explores the operational reality behind drift and its impact on modern security teams.

Read here:
https://securityboulevard.com/2026/02/it-gives-security-takes-away-and-configuration-drift-is-the-hidden-cost/

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