Mike Privette

The cybersecurity economist shares trends and analysis on the business of the security industry.

Deep Dive

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

Newsletter

💰 Security, Funded #239 - Too Dangerous to Email

Apr 13, 2026

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12 min read

💰 Security, Funded #239 - Too Dangerous to Email

Get the world's best cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from the week of April 6th, 2026.

Mike Privette

Newsletter

💰 Security, Funded #238 - Thank Goodness for Candy

Apr 7, 2026

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10 min read

💰 Security, Funded #238 - Thank Goodness for Candy

Get the world's best cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from the week of March 30th, 2026.

Mike Privette

Newsletter

💰 Security, Funded #237 - AI is Everywhere and Nowhere

Mar 30, 2026

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12 min read

💰 Security, Funded #237 - AI is Everywhere and Nowhere

Get the world's best cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from the week of March 23rd, 2026.

Mike Privette

Newsletter

💰 Security, Funded #236 - Really Secure Agent Chain (RSAC)

Mar 23, 2026

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16 min read

💰 Security, Funded #236 - Really Secure Agent Chain (RSAC)

Get the world's best cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from the week of March 16th, 2026.

Mike Privette

Newsletter

Mar 16, 2026

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12 min read

💰 Security, Funded #235 - Left of Boom

Get the world's best cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from the week of March 9th, 2026.

Mike Privette

Newsletter

💰 Security, Funded #234 - The Signal is Loading

Mar 9, 2026

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11 min read

💰 Security, Funded #234 - The Signal is Loading

Get the world's best cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from the week of March 2nd, 2026.

Mike Privette

Newsletter

💰 Security, Funded #233 - The Week Everything Happened

Mar 2, 2026

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12 min read

💰 Security, Funded #233 - The Week Everything Happened

Get the world's best cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from the week of February 23rd, 2026.

Mike Privette

Newsletter

💰 Security, Funded #232 - Paper Hand Tourist Investors

Feb 23, 2026

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15 min read

💰 Security, Funded #232 - Paper Hand Tourist Investors

Get the world's best cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from the week of February 16th, 2026.

Mike Privette

Newsletter

💰 Security, Funded #231 - That's Quite the Return

Feb 17, 2026

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18 min read

💰 Security, Funded #231 - That's Quite the Return

Get the world's best cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from the week of February 9th, 2026.

Mike Privette

Newsletter

💰 Security, Funded #230 - The One Vendor to Rule Them All

Feb 9, 2026

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13 min read

💰 Security, Funded #230 - The One Vendor to Rule Them All

Get the world's best cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from the week of February 2nd, 2026.

Mike Privette

Annual Review

2025 State of the Cybersecurity Market: $25B Funding, $76B M&A, and What's Next

Feb 6, 2026

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47 min read

2025 State of the Cybersecurity Market: $25B Funding, $76B M&A, and What's Next

The cybersecurity market recovered in 2025, but not evenly. Inside: who won, who got acquired, and what 2026 holds for founders, buyers, and investors.

Mike Privette

Newsletter

💰 Security, Funded #229 - We Finally Defeated January

Feb 2, 2026

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12 min read

💰 Security, Funded #229 - We Finally Defeated January

Get the world's best cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from the week of January 26th, 2026.

Mike Privette

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💰 Security, Funded #228 - Even RSA Is Raising Again

Jan 26, 2026

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11 min read

💰 Security, Funded #228 - Even RSA Is Raising Again

Get the world's best cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from the week of January 18th, 2026.

Mike Privette

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💰 Security, Funded #227 - Nobody Told M&A to Slow Down

Jan 20, 2026

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14 min read

💰 Security, Funded #227 - Nobody Told M&A to Slow Down

Get the world's best cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from the week of January 12th, 2026.

Mike Privette

Newsletter

💰 Security, Funded #226 - The Privilege(d) Acquisition

Jan 12, 2026

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12 min read

💰 Security, Funded #226 - The Privilege(d) Acquisition

Get cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from January 1st to January 11th, 2026.

Mike Privette

Newsletter

💰 Security, Funded #225 - New Year, Same Money Printer

Jan 5, 2026

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18 min read

💰 Security, Funded #225 - New Year, Same Money Printer

Get cybersecurity market and intelligence insights, including key trends and industry analysis, from December 15th to December 31st, 2025.

Mike Privette

Entrepreneurship

The 2025 Return on Security Year-End Letter

Dec 30, 2025

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9 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

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💰 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

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

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

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

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