Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Anshu Bansal is the founder/CEO of CloudDefense.AI —a CNAPP that secures both applications and cloud infrastructure. getty Do you remember when firewalls and antivirus software were enough to keep your company safe? Those days are long gone.

Over the years, I've watched the cybersecurity industry transform dramatically. What's truly alarming is how cybercrime has grown into a massive global threat with staggering financial implications. It's shocking to hear that by 2025, cybercrime will cost the world economy $10.

5 trillion annually —a 15% year-over-year increase since 2021. In this increasingly threatening environment, it's clear that legacy, perimeter-based defenses are no longer sufficient. We urgently need a new approach, one that is as agile and adaptive as the threats we're facing.

But there's hope on the horizon: cybersecurity mesh. Here, I'll discuss why it represents the future of protecting our digital assets and why every forward-thinking business leader needs to pay attention to this game-changing tech. The Perils Of Perimeter-Based Security For years, we've relied on a castle-and-moat approach to cybersecurity.

Firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and VPNs formed a digital fortress around our networks. It worked well when all our assets were neatly contained within the corporate perimeter. MORE FOR YOU Google Confirms Bad News For 3 Billion Chrome Users—You Will Still Be Tracked Here’s Why Biden Say.