By Tony Anscombe

Email, thecoastnewspaper@gmail.com

Businesses routinely evolve alongside the challenges of their operating environments. If the challenge is power, they ensure they have a power backup. 

Organisations that cannot afford downtime invest in connectivity failover. And yet, when it comes to digital infrastructure, many businesses treat “security” as a separate, IT-delegated silo rather than a core pillar of operational performance and, in the worst-case scenario, survival.

This is a mistake, because the era of viewing cybersecurity merely as a defensive IT function is well and truly over. Cyber risk is fundamentally a business risk, which means that true resilience demands a commercial, rather than a purely technical, approach.

What does this mean? If we are honest, security is often viewed as a grudge purchase. Imagine a boardroom where a Chief Information Security Officer requests a budget of about Ksh77 million based on detailed threat modelling.

The board reviews this and counters with approving Ksh46 million. That Ksh31 million difference is not a savings for the business. It is an unmitigated financial risk that the business…

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Глобальный финансовый ландшафт переживает период серьезной структурной перестройки. Сегодня, 3 марта 2026 года, по мере открытия торгов на Уолл-стрит, поисковый запрос “фондовый рынок сегодня” достиг максимальных значений. Инвесторы реагируют на значительные различия между восточными и западными рынками, где локальная волатильность начинает влиять на глобальную ликвидность.

Для современного участника рынка граница между “криптовалютой” и “традиционными акциями” становится все более размыта. Динамика сегодняшнего рынка показывает, что системные потрясения в одном регионе могут быстро передаваться на другие классы активов. Когда промышленные и…

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Photo Caption (L to R): Vince Kuchar, President, RMC Global, and David Wechsler, President and CEO, ABS Group. Credit: ABS

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Cloud Security Posture Management Market

The cloud security posture management market is positioned for significant expansion over the coming years, driven by increasing demand for comprehensive cloud security solutions. As organizations continue to adopt cloud technologies, the need to monitor and manage security postures effectively becomes imperative. Let’s delve into the market’s growth forecast, leading players, emerging trends, and segmentation to gain a clearer understanding of this evolving sector.

Forecasted Expansion of the Cloud Security Posture Management Market Size by 2030

The cloud security posture management market is projected to experience rapid growth, reaching a valuation of $12.39 billion by 2030. This rise will occur at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.2%. Several factors contribute to this anticipated growth during the forecast period, including a heightened demand for unified cloud security visibility, increased investments in automated compliance tools, the broadening of multi-cloud governance frameworks, and rising adoption rates among small and medium-sized enterprises. Additionally, there is a growing…

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Topic: A Veteran CISO’s Perspective: 20 Years of Cyberthreat Evolution

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Abstract:

Over the past two decades, the cybersecurity landscape has transformed dramatically, from opportunistic viruses and basic phishing attempts to highly organized ransomware groups, nation-state campaigns, supply-chain compromises, and AI-driven attacks. This webinar offers a veteran CISO’s perspective on how cyberthreats, defense strategies, and the role of security leadership have evolved in response to these changes. Drawing from real-world experience managing incidents, building security programs, and advising executive leadership, the session highlights how security priorities have shifted from perimeter defense to resilience, risk management, and business alignment. It also explores how modern CISOs balance emerging technologies such as cloud, AI, and IoT with growing regulatory pressures and increasingly sophisticated adversaries. Attendees will learn key lessons from two decades of cyber defense, along with practical strategies to strengthen their organizations’ security postures and predictions for how threats may evolve in the coming years.

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Модуль Audit and Road Maps

Компания BI.ZONE 6 марта 2026 года представила обновленную версию платформы BI.ZONE GRC, которая позволяет компаниям с разветвленной структурой проводить аудиты, строить дорожные карты развития и отслеживать выполнение стратегических планов.

Управление кибербезопасностью в холдингах требует системного подхода. Разнородность дочерних обществ, не всегда единые стандарты кибербезопасности и прозрачные зоны ответственности у сотрудников усложняют контроль, а также снижают эффективность инвестиций в кибербезопасность.

Платформа BI.ZONE GRC позволяет решить эти проблемы и выстроить вертикаль управления киберзащитой во всей…

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A third-party data breach disclosed by the Queensland Department of Education has renewed scrutiny on cyber risks tied to vendors and online learning platforms used across the education sector.

In commentary circulated after the department’s announcement, BlueVoyant managing director for ANZ Kash Sharma said incidents affecting education organisations are increasingly linked to suppliers and external service providers connected to school systems.

Sharma pointed to earlier reporting that more than 1,700 Victorian government schools were affected by a separate incident this year, which exposed student records, as an example of how breaches can spread through shared platforms and service ecosystems.

According to Sharma, schools and education departments are managing a growing “attack surface” as they expand their use of cloud services, online learning tools and third-party platforms that handle sensitive personal data of students and staff.

Sharma also cited BlueVoyant research claiming that only 30% of Australian organisations have established or optimised third-party risk management programs, while 99%…

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IBM’s 2024 Cost of a Data Breach report found that 59 percent of breaches stemmed from third-party vendors, while the MOVEit hack spilled records from 2,700 firms and 90 million people. Trust is thin, regulators are circling, and security teams feel the squeeze.

Most TPRM programs still run on annual spreadsheets. That leaves months of blind spots between reviews, right when vendor environments change fastest.

AI-driven TPRM platforms are replacing that point-in-time approach with continuous signals and faster evidence review. This guide compares five leaders, Vanta, OneTrust, UpGuard, Panorays, and Certa, so you can choose the right fit for your risk model, workflow, and scale.

Why AI and continuous monitoring are changing vendor risk forever

Annual questionnaires feel safe because they tick a box. The problem is they freeze your view of a fast-moving target. A vendor can sign off on controls today, then ship new code tomorrow, let a certificate lapse next week, or lose an admin who held the keys. For the next 12 months, your assessment stays “complete” while your real-world exposure keeps changing.

Security teams feel that gap in the work itself. One Reddit…

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