How Candy Coated Defences Fail Without Secure by Design & Default

Remember playing whac-a-mole as a kid? Even if you haven’t, you can picture it: every time you hit one mole down, another one pops up. It was fun when we were kids, but dealing with that kind of endless cycle in real life is not fun. Many organizations handle security this way – constantly scrambling to fix vulnerabilities as they surface and hoping to stay ahead. This patch and pray approach isn’t just exhausting; it’s ineffective and leaves systems exposed to ongoing risks.