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When the Recovery Time Objective Is Not Soon Enough

Posted by Jeff Orr on 13 October 2026

A software provider recently described a familiar exchange between enterprise IT and executive leadership during a disruption: IT: Systems are down. We are confident we can achieve the company’s Recovery Time Objective of eight hours. CEO: I need it sooner. What can you do? IT: We can achieve a Minimum Viable Organization in three hours. CEO: Do it. The exchange captures what happens when a... Read More

Topics: Disaster Recovery, Cybersecurity, IT & Technologies, Data Resilience, RTO, Return Time Objective, Minimum Viable Organization, Cyber Resilience, Operational Resilience, Enterprise Control Architecture, MVO

AI Reshapes Security Architecture at RSAC 2026 Conference

Posted by Jeff Orr on 16 April 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) just became the operating system for enterprise security. That was the clearest signal coming out of the RSAC 2026 Conference, and it materially changes how CIOs and CISOs should evaluate security platforms, operating models and investment priorities over the next 12–24 months. RSAC 2026 Conference reflects a structural shift in how cybersecurity is designed and... Read More

Topics: Cybersecurity, IT & Technologies, XDR, PAM, SIEM, IAM, SOAR, Data Resilience, NHI, AI Security Control Plane, Identity Security, Cybersecurity for AI, DSPM, Agentic AI Security, AI-driven Security, SOC Transformation, Autonomous SOC, Security Data Platforms

Why Cybersecurity Maturity is Critical After RSAC 2025 Conference

Posted by Jeff Orr on 23 July 2025

The annual RSAC Conference took place in late April in San Francisco, where over 40,000 professionals from the cybersecurity industry converged at the Moscone Center to discuss the latest trends, products and services aimed at threat identification and organizational security. I last attended the RSAC Conference in 2020, just weeks before the world was instructed to stay home in response to the... Read More

Topics: Cybersecurity, GenAI, IT & Technologies, Agentic AI, EDR, XDR, PAM, SIEM, IAM, Quantum, Threat Intelligence, SOAR, Data Recovery, Data Resilience, ZTNA