Return on Security

Your weekly 5-minute briefing on the cybersecurity market, providing key trends and analysis. The business of the cyber industry with zero fluff.

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Deep Dive

Jun 13, 2025

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15 min read

Context is King: How AI is Finally Making DLP Work

AI is giving DLP a second chance. Learn how DLP is evolving from roadblock to the key to safe, scalable GenAI adoption.

Mike Privette

Nov 5, 2025

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5 min read

The AI Security Absorption Has Begun

Three years of funding data reveal AI Security represents just 9% of cybersecurity deals and 3% of funding. We're not witnessing a revolution. We're watching absorption into existing security categories, just as cloud security was before it.

Mike Privette

Jun 27, 2025

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5 min read

The Foolproof Guide to Building a Miserable Security Program

Want to guarantee frustration, wasted budget, and career stagnation? Follow this advice for spectacular security program failure.

Mike Privette

Aug 2, 2024

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12 min read

The AI Security Shared Responsibility Model

Learn about the AI Security Shared Responsibility Model, a framework for managing risks and ensuring compliance in AI deployments.

Mike Privette

Jan 28, 2025

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42 min read

2024 State of the Cybersecurity Market: $14B, Key Trends & Data

A complete 2024 cybersecurity market analysis: $14 billion in funding, top investment trends, M&A activity, and an outlook for CISOs and investors.

Mike Privette

Deep Dive

Sep 25, 2024

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18 min read

300 Billion Emails, Infinite Risk: Email Security Evolution

Email security faces critical challenges in 2024. Phishing, BEC, and malware exploit vulnerabilities despite efforts from tech giants.

Mike Privette

From the Archives

Newsletter

Nov 24, 2025

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16 min read

💰 Security, Funded #221 - Let Nikesh Cook

Get cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, for the week of November 17, 2025.

Mike Privette

Newsletter

Nov 17, 2025

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12 min read

💰 Security, Funded #220 - When AI Investment Turns People Divestment

Get cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, for the week of November 10, 2025.

Mike Privette

Newsletter

Nov 10, 2025

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17 min read

💰 Security, Funded #219 - Thirty-Two Billion Reasons

Get cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, for the week of November 3, 2025.

Mike Privette

Point of View

Nov 5, 2025

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5 min read

The AI Security Absorption Has Begun

Three years of funding data reveal AI Security represents just 9% of cybersecurity deals and 3% of funding. We're not witnessing a revolution. We're watching absorption into existing security categories, just as cloud security was before it.

Mike Privette

Newsletter

Nov 3, 2025

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14 min read

💰 Security, Funded #218 - Earnings [Season] Has Entered the Chat

Get cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, for the week of October 27, 2025.

Mike Privette

Newsletter

Oct 27, 2025

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13 min read

💰 Security, Funded #217 - Running [Smart Beds] On-Prem

Get cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, for the week of October 20, 2025.

Mike Privette

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