Gaurav Keerthi, CEO and founder of security start-up StrongKeep, said this threat landscape has led to what the World Economic Forum calls "cyber inequity," in which large enterprises remain well protected, while smaller ones lag behind in cyber readiness.

Our CEO Gaurav Keerthi explained to Bhavan Jaipragas from The Straits Times the uncomfortable but necessary bit: this duality is manageable with clear rules of engagement—transparent expectations, measurable responsibilities, mutual accountability."In cybersecurity, it should be clear when government is helping a victim company recover from a devastating attack, and when they are imposing penalties for insufficient prevention. This tension is often the hardest to manage."

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