How early-stage companies can go beyond cybersecurity basics

This article reviews the evolving cyber threat landscape—highlighting growing sophistication in phishing/social engineering, zero-day and supply-chain attacks, and a rise in ransomware—and contends that compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS) are a foundation but not a complete defense; it recommends organizations adopt proactive, risk-based strategies including layered security controls, continuous threat intelligence, employee training, and tested incident response plans.