Mindware calls for cyber resilience as essential business capability

Ehab Adel, Director of Cybersecurity & AI Factory at Mindware, argues that traditional prevention‑only cybersecurity strategies are no longer sufficient for modern digital enterprises. He notes that sophisticated attackers, cloud‑first architectures, remote workforces, connected devices, third‑party ecosystems and AI have expanded the attack surface, making it impossible to block every intrusion.

Adel recommends shifting to a cyber‑resilience model that assumes breaches will occur. This approach emphasizes strong detection, rapid response, and swift recovery to keep critical business services running during an incident. Organizations should balance investments across prevention, detection, response and recovery, and adopt an "assume breach" mindset to limit damage and protect assets.

The message underscores that cybersecurity is now a business capability rather than merely an IT function, requiring continuous adaptation based on lessons learned from attacks.