Picture it: the company boardroom, two weeks ago: Due to “an uncertain economic outlook,” the expanded security budget and new hires you asked for in 2023 have been denied. As the company “tightens its belt,” you may even lose existing budget and some headcount.

You had plans to use those resources to help you shore up security weaknesses and react more adroitly to changes and new environments that seem to appear like clockwork with every two-week development sprint.