Cybersecurity is now a business imperative — Not an IT function

By Amrish Kumar Jain, Chief Information Officer, Tally Solutions

In today’s hyper-connected world, cybersecurity has moved far beyond firewalls and alerts. It has become a core business enabler, the foundation on which digital trust, customer confidence, and long-term resilience are built.

Whether a large enterprise or a fast-growing startup, every organisation now relies on secure digital operations to innovate, scale, and respond quickly to market shifts. With hybrid work, AI-driven attacks, and tightening global regulations continuously reshaping the risk landscape, cybersecurity is no longer a defensive add-on. It is a strategic capability that ensures transformation can happen with confidence.

This shift in mindset is crucial because the nature of threats has evolved just as dramatically. Today’s risks are more frequent, more sophisticated, and increasingly commercialised. Ransomware-as-a-service functions like a business model, combining disruption with double and triple extortion. Supply-chain compromises can infiltrate thousands of organisations through a single ...