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

Dec 10, 2025

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16 min read

The Opportunity Cost of Data Privacy

The true cost of data privacy isn't what we pay to protect it. It's what we've lost by building an entire digital economy on surveillance.

Mike Privette

Guides

Feb 14, 2025

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7 min read

Never Waste a Good Compliance Framework

Companies pay for compliance but want security. Smart teams leverage compliance as a strategic tool to drive security improvements and business growth.

Mike Privette

Deep Dive

Context is King: How AI is Finally Making DLP Work

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

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

Guides

The AI Security Shared Responsibility Model

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

Career

Why Every Cybersecurity Leader Needs Financial Literacy

Dec 5, 2024

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7 min read

Why Every Cybersecurity Leader Needs Financial Literacy

Learn how financial literacy empowers cybersecurity leaders to build efficient teams and improve business partnerships within organizations.

Mike Privette

From the Archives

Entrepreneurship

The 2025 Return on Security Year-End Letter

Dec 30, 2025

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8 min read

The 2025 Return on Security Year-End Letter

Reflecting on 2025 with the Return on Security community, examining key changes, personal growth, and what lies ahead for cybersecurity in 2026.

Mike Privette

Newsletter

💰 Security, Funded #224 - Santa Rally Mode Activated 🎅

Dec 15, 2025

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14 min read

💰 Security, Funded #224 - Santa Rally Mode Activated 🎅

Get cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, for the week of December 8, 2025.

Mike Privette

Deep Dive

Dec 10, 2025

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16 min read

The Opportunity Cost of Data Privacy

The true cost of data privacy isn't what we pay to protect it. It's what we've lost by building an entire digital economy on surveillance.

Mike Privette

Newsletter

💰 Security, Funded #223 - Money Printer Go Brrrr

Dec 8, 2025

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17 min read

💰 Security, Funded #223 - Money Printer Go Brrrr

Get cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, for the week of December 1, 2025.

Mike Privette

Newsletter

💰 Security, Funded #222 - Post-Turkey Funding (PTF)

Dec 1, 2025

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12 min read

💰 Security, Funded #222 - Post-Turkey Funding (PTF)

Get cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, for the week of November 24, 2025.

Mike Privette

Newsletter

💰 Security, Funded #221 - Let Nikesh Cook

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