Planning for failure: A smarter approach to cyber defense

In Axios Codebook’s year-end recap, leaders across the cybersecurity space reflected on 2024’s biggest wins and failures.

Stairwell CEO Mike Wiacek didn’t hold back on the hard truth:

“Even the best-in-market tools remain vulnerable… Companies need plans to investigate and respond, even if frontline tools fail.”

The takeaway? Prevention alone won’t cut it anymore. The real differentiator is how fast a team can investigate, correlate, and respond after defenses are breached.

Key themes from the round-up:

• AI-driven tooling is advancing, but so are attacker tactics
• Collaboration and consumer awareness improved — but foundational mistakes persist
• Organizations must adopt a “resilience-first” posture, not just rely on prevention