A Pound of Preparedness Prevents a Pound of Worry
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Strategy5 min readMarch 8, 2026

A Pound of Preparedness Prevents a Pound of Worry

Cybersecurity preparedness isn't about fear — it's about confidence. Organizations that invest in controls before an incident happens spend a fraction of what reactive organizations spend after one. Here's the math.

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