Why Security Must Drive Innovation, Not Delay It

Replica Cyber's Kristopher Schroeder on Transforming Security Into Growth Catalyst Matthew Perry • December 17, 2025

The traditional view of security as a cost burden has reached a breaking point. Cybersecurity spending and breach costs have risen in parallel, yet most organizations aren't getting demonstrably safer. That contradiction has reached a breaking point, said Kristopher Schroeder, founder and CEO of Replica Cyber.

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"What did security enable us to do this quarter?" CISOs who rely solely on technical language risk becoming disconnected from business priorities as leadership increasingly demands measurable value from security investments. By involving security leaders early in strategic planning and closing this communication gap, organizations can turn protective capabilities into business and innovation accelerators, rather than constraints.

"The massive gap between what the security teams talk about and what matters to the business is massive," Schroeder ...