Ah, Cybersecurity Month. 🎉 That time of year where we all get to feel a little more paranoid and a little more annoyed by those endless email reminders to “update your password.” But you know what? This day isn’t just about trying to stop bad actors from stealing your data. Today also marks something way cooler: In 1947, Chuck Yeager became the first human to break the sound barrier in the Bell XS-1. Imagine that! A guy flying a rocket plane faster than the speed of sound before most people even had TVs. 📺

Here’s the kicker: Chuck and his team had a crazy idea—go really fast—and they followed it up with something equally important: a plan that worked. I mean, can you imagine cybersecurity companies operating like that today? Because, let me tell you, I can’t.

Let’s take a closer look at how ideas in cybersecurity seem to shift depending on who you’re talking to. Chat with an optimistic CISO, and they’ll tell you, “We’re going to build an unbreachable fortress of defenses. No data breaches here!” And you almost want to believe them. Then you meet the pessimistic CISO, who’s pretty much already conceded to the fact that everything’s going to hell, and the only question is whether they can mitigate the damage. “We’re all doomed, but at least we can make it hurt a little less.”

But wait—let’s not forget the CEOs of these cybersecurity companies. Now here’s where things get really interesting. They’ve always got plans. Oh, do they have plans. Plans to sell you a shiny new product that promises to protect your data from the next wave of cyber threats. But do they have ideas anymore? Not really. Their plans are less about innovative cybersecurity solutions and more about maximizing quarterly earnings. 🤑 And honestly, do you even need a real solution when you can just keep people on the hook with subscriptions and renewal fees?

Let’s go back to Chuck Yeager. He had an idea and a plan that didn’t involve squeezing every dime out of people’s pockets. It was about pushing the limits, breaking barriers, and, most importantly, getting results. Maybe that’s something cybersecurity should revisit.

Instead of just selling shiny new tools that barely keep up with the ever-evolving threats, what if companies actually focused on improving the industry as a whole? What if we saw innovation that wasn’t driven purely by profits, but by the actual desire to protect people’s data?

So, here we are, celebrating Cybersecurity Month, and it’s hard not to feel like the industry is stuck on autopilot, selling snake oil while the real threats evolve faster than the solutions. Maybe we need another Chuck Yeager moment—a big, bold idea that’s backed up by a plan that actually works. But until then, we’ll just keep watching this cybersecurity soap opera unfold. 🎭