Navigating the Cybersecurity Budget Tug-of-War

**Executive Summary:** Organizations must stop treating cybersecurity, data protection, and resilience as competing priorities and instead align prevention, detection, and recovery across functions; the commentary warns that evolving threats—particularly sophisticated ransomware and ransomware-as-a-service—plus regulatory pressures and vendor consolidation demand integrated investments and a shift in mindset to ensure business continuity and true cyber resilience.