Why Cybersecurity Is About People, Data And Technology—Not Perimeters

Co-Founder and CEO Cody Pierce wrote a new article for Forbes Technology Council highlighting the shift in security to people, data, and technology.

Cody writes

“The idea of the cybersecurity perimeter has been around since the dawn of the internet. At that time, most organizations had computers in an office and servers in a closet or data center. To secure those systems was straightforward. Block incoming internet traffic with a firewall or use a VPN, and that was enough.

But times have changed dramatically. As we have evolved through the dot-com boom, the mobile boom, the cloud and so on, we have continued to perpetuate the same perimeter defense ideas and tactics. But how many perimeters can you attempt to build before taking a step back and thinking about cyber defense holistically?

The fact is, cybersecurity has no perimeter, and it's time we stopped pretending it does.”

Read the full article by Cody at https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/2025/09/16/why-cybersecurity-is-about-people-data-and-technology-not-perimeters/