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.

Featured Posts

Aug 12, 2026

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8 min read

A Tale of Two Planes

Most AI security focuses on governing agents, but the real risk lies in the data. Discover why unifying your identity and data control planes is the future of AI

Mike Privette

Governing the Ungovernable: Why AI Governance is the Blueprint for Everything Else

Apr 15, 2026

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10 min read

Governing the Ungovernable: Why AI Governance is the Blueprint for Everything Else

Traditional risk management is failing in the AI era. Discover why AI governance requires a strategic shift from static checklists to real-time orchestration, and how this new framework becomes the blueprint for the future of all corporate governance.

Mike Privette

Point of View

Quantum Security Is a One-Company Market

Jul 2, 2026

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8 min read

Quantum Security Is a One-Company Market

Quantum computing raised $3.9 billion in 2025. The security built to survive it raised 15 times less, and one company is 78% of every dollar ever invested. Washington just mandated the migration anyway.

Mike Privette

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

Point of View

May 30, 2026

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4 min read

The Security Bandwidth Gap

Founders and practitioners are often speaking two different languages, despite looking at the same problem.

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

From the Archives

Deep Dive

Aug 12, 2026

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8 min read

A Tale of Two Planes

Most AI security focuses on governing agents, but the real risk lies in the data. Discover why unifying your identity and data control planes is the future of AI

Mike Privette

💰 Security, Funded #256 - Full Byte Black Hat

Aug 10, 2026

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6 min read

💰 Security, Funded #256 - Full Byte Black Hat

The weekly economic brief for cybersecurity operators, founders, and investors. The funding, M&A, and category movement that actually moved the industry from the week of August 3rd, 2026.

Mike Privette

Newsletter

💰 Security, Funded #255 - AI's Great Escape

Aug 3, 2026

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7 min read

💰 Security, Funded #255 - AI's Great Escape

The weekly economic brief for cybersecurity operators, founders, and investors. The funding, M&A, and category movement that actually moved the industry from the week of July 27th, 2026.

Mike Privette

Newsletter

💰 Security, Funded #254 - Three [Unicorn] Moon

Jul 27, 2026

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6 min read

💰 Security, Funded #254 - Three [Unicorn] Moon

The weekly economic brief for cybersecurity operators, founders, and investors. The funding, M&A, and category movement that actually moved the industry from the week of July 20th, 2026.

Mike Privette

Newsletter

Jul 20, 2026

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6 min read

💰 Security, Funded #253 - Crib(l) Notes

The weekly economic brief for cybersecurity operators, founders, and investors. The funding, M&A, and category movement that actually moved the industry from the week of July 13th, 2026.

Mike Privette

Newsletter

💰 Security, Funded #252 - Big Key Energy

Jul 13, 2026

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5 min read

💰 Security, Funded #252 - Big Key Energy

The weekly economic brief for cybersecurity operators, founders, and investors. The funding, M&A, and category movement that actually moved the industry from the week of July 6th, 2026.

Mike Privette