Here’s something most small tech teams won’t admit publicly, but deal with every single day: cloud security.
Small teams are great at moving fast. But in most cases, security and compliance only get attention when absolutely necessary. (usually under pressure from sales or a last minute client ask).
If you are serious about building a product/service, You’re expected to be:
- Secure.
- Compliant with Regulations
You’re expected to do this without a dedicated security or compliance team.
Companies who are on cloud-native businesses, “security and compliance” is not just “checkboxes” to win a client, they are the “DRS of the IPL” – They decide whether you are going to survive or not.
1 breach. 1 failed audit. 1 missed configuration.
That’s all it takes to lose a client or delay a deal or close the shop.
Here’s what I am seeing across the industry:
- 60% of small companies close the business after a data breach.
- Almost half of the companies (43%) failed at least one cloud compliance audit last year.
- 1/3rd of cloud data breaches are caused by human error or misconfiguration.
- 80% of organizations using the cloud experienced at least one security incident in the past 12 months.
Let’s be honest..
This isn’t about small companies ignoring security. It’s about companies being overwhelmed, under-resourced, and often flying blind. Security and compliance aren’t optional anymore.
If you’re a founder or tech lead at a small company, how are you handling this today?
- Are you patching together tools?
- Outsourcing once a year?
- Or just hoping nothing breaks?