Reuven “Rubi” Aronashvili, CEO of CYE, asks a blunt question: Why are breaches still rampant when security budgets have never been larger? Drawing on his journey from leading an Israeli red‑team unit to advising Fortune‑500 boards, Aronashvili argues that most companies are still flying blind. Visibility—knowing exactly which assets, vulnerabilities and business processes are at risk—remains the missing ingredient that no purchase order can fix.

CYE’s 2025 maturity survey reinforces the point. Basic safeguards such as strong passwords, MFA, patch management and clear internet access rules are still the root cause in a majority of real‑world incidents. Yet bigger budgets don’t translate into better outcomes. Spending spikes often add tools, not capability, leaving teams drowning in configuration work and false positives. The median midsize organization now juggles 76 separate security products—a number Aronashvili calls “crazy” because each one generates data that nobody has time to triage.

That overload feeds a deeper risk: more than half of the companies surveyed lack a tested business‑continuity plan, meaning a single ransomware strike could grind operations to a halt for days. Third‑party exposure is similarly under‑analyzed; simple scorecards don’t reveal how a supplier’s weakness could cascade into your own environment.

Aronashvili’s prescription is decidedly low‑glamour. Start by mapping assets, threats and likely attackers, then attach hard dollar values to each scenario so executives can see where every mitigation dollar goes. From there, prune redundant tools, enforce hygiene and elevate the CISO (or equivalent owner) to board‑level authority so security decisions align with business priorities.

The takeaway is clear: resilience isn’t about buying the next “magic bullet.” It’s about disciplined visibility, data‑driven prioritization and a culture that treats people and processes as seriously as technology.