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Keepit: enterprises still lag on SaaS recovery testing reshape IT, Telecom & Cyber sourcing priorities

Published Mar 29, 2026, 6:05 AM AWST•APAC•Full category signal

In 60 seconds

Top move

Review renewals with Microsoft tied to Keepit enterprises still lag on SaaS and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording

Key takeaways

Review renewals with Microsoft tied to Keepit enterprises still lag on SaaS and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.[1]
The lead signals for IT, Telecom & Cyber are no longer just descriptive; they point to immediate sourcing implications around commercial leverage.[2]
Lead move: Keepit has published its Annual Data Report 2026, which examines backup and restore activity across its production environment.[3]

What changed since last run

Lead coverage has rotated toward "Keepit: enterprises still lag on SaaS recovery testing", shifting the brief toward more immediate execution implications.

Key facts

Keepit has published its Annual Data Report 2026, which examines backup and restore activity
According to the report, nine in 10 enterprises have validated bulk recovery, indicating a hi
Keepit reports that 90% of restores are single-file downloads, a pattern that reflects the fr
One of the report's more striking findings is that major cloud and security outages did not l
Argos99 is an asset intelligence and resilience platform designed to give organisations a liv
It draws data from more than 60 cloud and on-premises sources to identify assets, show where

Why it matters

The lead signals for IT, Telecom & Cyber are no longer just descriptive; they point to immediate sourcing implications around commercial leverage. Lead move: Keepit has published its Annual Data Report 2026, which examines backup and restore activity across its production environment. That shifts IT, Telecom & Cyber focus toward commercial leverage and changes the ask to Microsoft. The practical read-through is that buyers should tighten supplier challenge, pricing discipline, and contract optionality before the next decision gate

Cost / money

The money issue may come through term structure rather than base price alone, especially if suppliers push for escalation language, shorter validity, or broader pass-through.[1]
The cost angle is directional, not quantified: moving work offsite can cut travel, rotation, and accommodation exposure, but only if the remote setup stays reliable.[3]

Supplier / commercial

This matters for IT, Telecom & Cyber because contracting activity changes leverage, market appetite, and which clauses buyers can credibly trade with 2026, 10, 90 as the clearest commercial anchors; Breach response SLAs is now more valuable.[1]
This matters for IT, Telecom & Cyber because contracting activity changes leverage, market appetite, and which clauses buyers can credibly trade with 60, 30, 500 as the clearest commercial anchors; Price caps/collars is now more valuable.[2]
This matters for IT, Telecom & Cyber because contracting activity changes leverage, market appetite, and which clauses buyers can credibly trade with 2026, 37.5, 5000 as the clearest commercial anchors; Exit/portability clauses is now more valuable.[3]
Use Breach response SLAs. Preserve flexibility while still creating enough demand visibility to win concessions and protect service outcomes.[1]

Safety / operations

The main operations question is whether the contract still matches field reality. If scope, response times, or liabilities are vague, the risk usually shows up during execution.[1]
Fewer people offshore can reduce exposure and emergency-response load, but the operating model becomes more dependent on connectivity resilience, remote support readiness, and cyber hygiene.[3]

What to watch

Watch whether Keepit enterprises still lag on SaaS reduces buyer leverage in renewals and pushes Microsoft toward firmer commercial positions.[1]
Watch whether Fenix24 launches Argos99 as standalone resilience reduces buyer leverage in renewals and pushes Microsoft toward firmer commercial positions.[2]
Watch whether Portnox wins third SC Award for reduces buyer leverage in renewals and pushes Microsoft toward firmer commercial positions.[3]
Keepit enterprises still lag on SaaS creates commercial leverage. Trigger: Keepit has published its Annual Data Report 2026, which examines backup and restore activity across its production environment.[1]

Top stories

Story 1SecurityBrief Australia

Keepit: enterprises still lag on SaaS recovery testing

Signal strongSource-grounded

Source notes [1]Read source

What happened

Keepit has published its Annual Data Report 2026, which examines backup and restore activity across its production environment. According to the report, nine in 10 enterprises have validated bulk recovery, indicating a higher level of disaster recovery preparation among larger organisations. This matters for IT, Telecom & Cyber because contracting activity changes leverage, market appetite, and which clauses buyers can credibly trade with 2026, 10, 90 as the clearest commercial anchors; Breach response SLAs is now more valuable

Buyer takeaway

For IT, Telecom & Cyber, the buyer read-through is commercial leverage: scope, validity windows, reopeners, and term structure may now matter as much as headline pricing

Cost / money

The money issue may come through term structure rather than base price alone, especially if suppliers push for escalation language, shorter validity, or broader pass-through

Supplier / commercial

This is primarily a contracting story: revisit scope boundaries, extension mechanics, and which party carries volatility before those assumptions harden in a live tender

Safety / operations

The main operations question is whether the contract still matches field reality. If scope, response times, or liabilities are vague, the risk usually shows up during execution

What to watch

Watch scope creep, liability pushback, and term changes that move volatility back onto the buyer even if the base rate looks manageable

Key facts

Keepit has published its Annual Data Report 2026, which examines backup and restore activity
According to the report, nine in 10 enterprises have validated bulk recovery, indicating a hi
Keepit reports that 90% of restores are single-file downloads, a pattern that reflects the fr
One of the report's more striking findings is that major cloud and security outages did not l

Story 2SecurityBrief Australia

Fenix24 launches Argos99 as standalone resilience software

Signal strongSource-grounded

Source notes [2]Read source

What happened

Argos99 is an asset intelligence and resilience platform designed to give organisations a live view of their technology estates and the links between systems. It draws data from more than 60 cloud and on-premises sources to identify assets, show where they sit and map how they depend on one another. This matters for IT, Telecom & Cyber because contracting activity changes leverage, market appetite, and which clauses buyers can credibly trade with 60, 30, 500 as the clearest commercial anchors; Price caps/collars is now more valuable

Buyer takeaway

For IT, Telecom & Cyber, the buyer read-through is commercial leverage: scope, validity windows, reopeners, and term structure may now matter as much as headline pricing

Cost / money

The money issue may come through term structure rather than base price alone, especially if suppliers push for escalation language, shorter validity, or broader pass-through

Supplier / commercial

This is primarily a contracting story: revisit scope boundaries, extension mechanics, and which party carries volatility before those assumptions harden in a live tender

Safety / operations

The main operations question is whether the contract still matches field reality. If scope, response times, or liabilities are vague, the risk usually shows up during execution

What to watch

Watch scope creep, liability pushback, and term changes that move volatility back onto the buyer even if the base rate looks manageable

Key facts

Argos99 is an asset intelligence and resilience platform designed to give organisations a liv
It draws data from more than 60 cloud and on-premises sources to identify assets, show where
The launch marks a shift for Fenix24, which developed the product during breach restoration work
The technology was shaped by hundreds of incident response engagements and has been used in r

Story 3SecurityBrief Australia

Portnox wins third SC Award for authentication technology

Signal strongSource-grounded

Source notes [3]Read source

What happened

Portnox has won the 2026 SC Award for Best Authentication Technology, its third consecutive year of recognition in the category. The honour reflects demand for authentication tools that can manage a broader range of identities across corporate systems, as companies face rising pressure to control access for employees, devices, machines and AI systems alongside traditional user accounts. This matters for IT, Telecom & Cyber because contracting activity changes leverage, market appetite, and which clauses buyers can credibly trade with 2026, 37.5, 5000 as the clearest commercial anchors; Exit/portability clauses is now more valuable

Buyer takeaway

For IT, Telecom & Cyber, this is a staffing-shape signal: remote operating models can shift work offsite and change which suppliers, systems, and service levels matter most

Cost / money

The cost angle is directional, not quantified: moving work offsite can cut travel, rotation, and accommodation exposure, but only if the remote setup stays reliable

Supplier / commercial

Expect scope to move toward software support, communications uptime, cyber obligations, and clearer downtime liability instead of only offshore headcount or hardware supply

Safety / operations

Fewer people offshore can reduce exposure and emergency-response load, but the operating model becomes more dependent on connectivity resilience, remote support readiness, and cyber hygiene

What to watch

Watch bandwidth resilience, latency tolerance, cyber obligations, and who carries downtime cost if the remote link drops

Key facts

Portnox has won the 2026 SC Award for Best Authentication Technology, its third consecutive y
The honour reflects demand for authentication tools that can manage a broader range of identi
Portnox was recognised for its cloud-based authentication and access platform, designed to ap
The award was judged by a panel of industry leaders and members of the CyberRisk Alliance CIS

VP Snapshot

Executive Risk & Action View

The biggest executive exposure for IT, Telecom & Cyber is commercial leverage because today's lead stories point to faster-moving supplier and commercial decisions than the current brief cadence alone would suggest.

Overall

Cost

Supply

Schedule

Compliance

Top signals

30-180dcommercial

Signal 1: Keepit enterprises still lag on SaaS

This matters for IT, Telecom & Cyber because contracting activity changes leverage, market appetite, and which clauses buyers can credibly trade with 2026, 10, 90 as the clearest commercial anchors; Breach response SLAs is now more valuable.

Signal 2: Fenix24 launches Argos99 as standalone resilience

This matters for IT, Telecom & Cyber because contracting activity changes leverage, market appetite, and which clauses buyers can credibly trade with 60, 30, 500 as the clearest commercial anchors; Price caps/collars is now more valuable.

Signal 3: Portnox wins third SC Award for

This matters for IT, Telecom & Cyber because contracting activity changes leverage, market appetite, and which clauses buyers can credibly trade with 2026, 37.5, 5000 as the clearest commercial anchors; Exit/portability clauses is now more valuable.

Recommended actions

Category ManagerDue 5d

Review renewals with Microsoft tied to Keepit enterprises still lag on SaaS and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.

This should improve negotiating posture and reduce surprise exposure against the market direction now visible in the brief.

ContractsDue 10d

Review renewals with Microsoft tied to Fenix24 launches Argos99 as standalone resilience and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.

This should improve negotiating posture and reduce surprise exposure against the market direction now visible in the brief.

Category ManagerDue 21d

Review renewals with Microsoft tied to Portnox wins third SC Award for and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.

This should improve negotiating posture and reduce surprise exposure against the commercial leverage now visible in the brief.

Risk register

Risk	Trigger	Mitigation
Keepit enterprises still lag on SaaS creates commercial leverage.	Keepit has published its Annual Data Report 2026, which examines backup and restore activity across its production environment.	Review renewals with Microsoft tied to Keepit enterprises still lag on SaaS and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.
Fenix24 launches Argos99 as standalone resilience creates commercial leverage.	Argos99 is an asset intelligence and resilience platform designed to give organisations a live view of their technology estates and the links between systems.	Review renewals with Microsoft tied to Fenix24 launches Argos99 as standalone resilience and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.
Portnox wins third SC Award for creates commercial leverage.	Portnox has won the 2026 SC Award for Best Authentication Technology, its third consecutive year of recognition in the category.	Review renewals with Microsoft tied to Portnox wins third SC Award for and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.

CM Snapshot

Category Manager Decision Detail

Today's priorities

Review renewals with Microsoft tied to Keepit enterprises still lag on SaaS and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.

Due 3d

high

CM move

Use this as the immediate supplier or contract action to move before the next sourcing gate.

Review renewals with Microsoft tied to Fenix24 launches Argos99 as standalone resilience and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.

Due 7d

high

CM move

Use this as the immediate supplier or contract action to move before the next sourcing gate.

Review renewals with Microsoft tied to Portnox wins third SC Award for and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.

Due 10d

high

CM move

Use this as the immediate supplier or contract action to move before the next sourcing gate.

Supplier radar

Microsoft

high

Observed supplier signal

Keepit has published its Annual Data Report 2026, which examines backup and restore activity across its production environment.

Commercial implication

Next step: Review renewals with Microsoft tied to Keepit enterprises still lag on SaaS and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.

Cisco

high

Observed supplier signal

Argos99 is an asset intelligence and resilience platform designed to give organisations a live view of their technology estates and the links between systems.

Commercial implication

Next step: Review renewals with Microsoft tied to Fenix24 launches Argos99 as standalone resilience and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.

Palo Alto

high

Observed supplier signal

Portnox has won the 2026 SC Award for Best Authentication Technology, its third consecutive year of recognition in the category.

Commercial implication

Next step: Review renewals with Microsoft tied to Portnox wins third SC Award for and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.

Negotiation levers

Use Breach response SLAs

When to use: Use when Keepit enterprises still lag on SaaS shifts leverage toward Microsoft during renewal or award cycles.

Expected outcome: Preserve flexibility while still creating enough demand visibility to win concessions and protect service outcomes.

Commercial mechanism to carry into the next supplier conversation

Use Price caps/collars

When to use: Use when Fenix24 launches Argos99 as standalone resilience shifts leverage toward Cisco during renewal or award cycles.

Expected outcome: Preserve flexibility while still creating enough demand visibility to win concessions and protect service outcomes.

Commercial mechanism to carry into the next supplier conversation

Use Exit/portability clauses

When to use: Use when Portnox wins third SC Award for shifts leverage toward Palo Alto during renewal or award cycles.

Expected outcome: Preserve flexibility while still creating enough demand visibility to win concessions and protect service outcomes.

Commercial mechanism to carry into the next supplier conversation

Talking points

IT, Telecom & Cyber conditions are now tactical: the latest signals justify immediate outreach to Microsoft and a clause-by-clause contract refresh.

Use today's signal mix to challenge license renewals, confirm vendor support coverage, and preserve fallback options before leverage deteriorates.

Supplier radar

Supplier	Signal	Implication	Next step	Confidence
Microsoft	Keepit has published its Annual Data Report 2026, which examines backup and restore activity across its production environment.	This matters for IT, Telecom & Cyber because contracting activity changes leverage, market appetite, and which clauses buyers can credibly trade with 2026, 10, 90 as the clearest commercial anchors; Breach response SLAs is now more valuable.	Review renewals with Microsoft tied to Keepit enterprises still lag on SaaS and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.	high
Cisco	Argos99 is an asset intelligence and resilience platform designed to give organisations a live view of their technology estates and the links between systems.	This matters for IT, Telecom & Cyber because contracting activity changes leverage, market appetite, and which clauses buyers can credibly trade with 60, 30, 500 as the clearest commercial anchors; Price caps/collars is now more valuable.	Review renewals with Microsoft tied to Fenix24 launches Argos99 as standalone resilience and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.	high
Palo Alto	Portnox has won the 2026 SC Award for Best Authentication Technology, its third consecutive year of recognition in the category.	This matters for IT, Telecom & Cyber because contracting activity changes leverage, market appetite, and which clauses buyers can credibly trade with 2026, 37.5, 5000 as the clearest commercial anchors; Exit/portability clauses is now more valuable.	Review renewals with Microsoft tied to Portnox wins third SC Award for and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.	high

Negotiation levers

Use Breach response SLAs — Use when Keepit enterprises still lag on SaaS shifts leverage toward Microsoft during renewal or award cycles. — Preserve flexibility while still creating enough demand visibility to win concessions and protect service outcomes.
high confidence
Use Price caps/collars — Use when Fenix24 launches Argos99 as standalone resilience shifts leverage toward Cisco during renewal or award cycles. — Preserve flexibility while still creating enough demand visibility to win concessions and protect service outcomes.
high confidence
Use Exit/portability clauses — Use when Portnox wins third SC Award for shifts leverage toward Palo Alto during renewal or award cycles. — Preserve flexibility while still creating enough demand visibility to win concessions and protect service outcomes.
high confidence

What to do / What to watch

What to do now

Review renewals with Microsoft tied to Keepit enterprises still lag on SaaS and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.
Why: This matters for IT, Telecom & Cyber because contracting activity changes leverage, market appetite, and which clauses buyers can credibly trade with 2026, 10, 90 as the clearest commercial anchors; Breach response SLAs is now more valuable.
Owner: Category
Expected outcome: Complete this within 3 days to reduce buyer surprise and tighten near-term sourcing control.
[1]
Review renewals with Microsoft tied to Fenix24 launches Argos99 as standalone resilience and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.
Why: This matters for IT, Telecom & Cyber because contracting activity changes leverage, market appetite, and which clauses buyers can credibly trade with 60, 30, 500 as the clearest commercial anchors; Price caps/collars is now more valuable.
Owner: Category
Expected outcome: Complete this within 7 days to reduce buyer surprise and tighten near-term sourcing control.
[2]
Review renewals with Microsoft tied to Portnox wins third SC Award for and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.
Why: This matters for IT, Telecom & Cyber because contracting activity changes leverage, market appetite, and which clauses buyers can credibly trade with 2026, 37.5, 5000 as the clearest commercial anchors; Exit/portability clauses is now more valuable.
Owner: Category
Expected outcome: Complete this within 10 days to reduce buyer surprise and tighten near-term sourcing control.
[3]

Next few weeks

Review renewals with Microsoft tied to Keepit enterprises still lag on SaaS and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.
Why: Move now because This should improve negotiating posture and reduce surprise exposure against the market direction now visible in the brief.
Owner: Category
Expected outcome: This should improve negotiating posture and reduce surprise exposure against the market direction now visible in the brief.
[1]
Review renewals with Microsoft tied to Fenix24 launches Argos99 as standalone resilience and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.
Why: Move now because This should improve negotiating posture and reduce surprise exposure against the market direction now visible in the brief.
Owner: Contracts
Expected outcome: This should improve negotiating posture and reduce surprise exposure against the market direction now visible in the brief.
[2]
Review renewals with Microsoft tied to Portnox wins third SC Award for and reopen the clause set for minimum-volume trades, extension options, and tighter change-control wording.
Why: Move now because This should improve negotiating posture and reduce surprise exposure against the commercial leverage now visible in the brief.
Owner: Category
Expected outcome: This should improve negotiating posture and reduce surprise exposure against the commercial leverage now visible in the brief.
[3]
Prepare use breach response slas for the next negotiation cycle.
Why: Deploy it because Use when Keepit enterprises still lag on SaaS shifts leverage toward Microsoft during renewal or award cycles.
Owner: Contracts
Expected outcome: Preserve flexibility while still creating enough demand visibility to win concessions and protect service outcomes.
[1]

Longer view

Use the current signal mix to tighten quarter-ahead sourcing scenarios and supplier optionality plans.
Why: Prepare now because repeated cross-source signals are pointing to a more fragile commercial environment than a headline-only read suggests.
Owner: Category
Expected outcome: A cleaner quarter-ahead demand, budget, and fallback-supplier plan.
[1]

What to watch

Watch whether Keepit enterprises still lag on SaaS reduces buyer leverage in renewals and pushes Microsoft toward firmer commercial positions
Watch whether Fenix24 launches Argos99 as standalone resilience reduces buyer leverage in renewals and pushes Microsoft toward firmer commercial positions
Watch whether Portnox wins third SC Award for reduces buyer leverage in renewals and pushes Microsoft toward firmer commercial positions
Keepit enterprises still lag on SaaS creates commercial leverage.: Keepit has published its Annual Data Report 2026, which examines backup and restore activity across its production environment
Fenix24 launches Argos99 as standalone resilience creates commercial leverage.: Argos99 is an asset intelligence and resilience platform designed to give organisations a live view of their technology estates and the links between systems
Portnox wins third SC Award for creates commercial leverage.: Portnox has won the 2026 SC Award for Best Authentication Technology, its third consecutive year of recognition in the category
IT, Telecom & Cyber conditions are now tactical: the latest signals justify immediate outreach to Microsoft and a clause-by-clause contract refresh
Use today's signal mix to challenge license renewals, confirm vendor support coverage, and preserve fallback options before leverage deteriorates

Market pulse

Index	Latest	Change	As of
Palo Alto (PANW)	320	+0.00 (+0.00%)	Mar 28, 2026, 10:06 PM
CrowdStrike (CRWD)	285	+0.00 (+0.00%)	Mar 28, 2026, 10:06 PM
Zscaler (ZS)	195	+0.00 (+0.00%)	Mar 28, 2026, 10:06 PM
Fortinet (FTNT)	72	+0.00 (+0.00%)	Mar 28, 2026, 10:06 PM

Palo Alto: Palo Alto should be used as a negotiation boundary for IT, Telecom & Cyber pricing, supplier challenge sessions, and contingency budgeting this cycle
CrowdStrike: CrowdStrike should be used as a negotiation boundary for IT, Telecom & Cyber pricing, supplier challenge sessions, and contingency budgeting this cycle
Zscaler: Zscaler should be used as a negotiation boundary for IT, Telecom & Cyber pricing, supplier challenge sessions, and contingency budgeting this cycle
Fortinet: Fortinet should be used as a negotiation boundary for IT, Telecom & Cyber pricing, supplier challenge sessions, and contingency budgeting this cycle

Sources

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[1] Keepit: enterprises still lag on SaaS recovery testing

securitybrief.com.au · n.d.

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Buyer takeaway

For IT, Telecom & Cyber, the buyer read-through is commercial leverage: scope, validity windows, reopeners, and term structure may now matter as much as headline pricing

Cost / money

The money issue may come through term structure rather than base price alone, especially if suppliers push for escalation language, shorter validity, or broader pass-through

Supplier / commercial

This is primarily a contracting story: revisit scope boundaries, extension mechanics, and which party carries volatility before those assumptions harden in a live tender

Safety / operations

The main operations question is whether the contract still matches field reality. If scope, response times, or liabilities are vague, the risk usually shows up during execution

What to watch

Watch scope creep, liability pushback, and term changes that move volatility back onto the buyer even if the base rate looks manageable

Key facts

Keepit has published its Annual Data Report 2026, which examines backup and restore activity
According to the report, nine in 10 enterprises have validated bulk recovery, indicating a hi
Keepit reports that 90% of restores are single-file downloads, a pattern that reflects the fr
One of the report's more striking findings is that major cloud and security outages did not l

Open original source

[2] Fenix24 launches Argos99 as standalone resilience software

securitybrief.com.au · n.d.

Expand

AI reading

Buyer takeaway

For IT, Telecom & Cyber, the buyer read-through is commercial leverage: scope, validity windows, reopeners, and term structure may now matter as much as headline pricing

Cost / money

The money issue may come through term structure rather than base price alone, especially if suppliers push for escalation language, shorter validity, or broader pass-through

Supplier / commercial

This is primarily a contracting story: revisit scope boundaries, extension mechanics, and which party carries volatility before those assumptions harden in a live tender

Safety / operations

The main operations question is whether the contract still matches field reality. If scope, response times, or liabilities are vague, the risk usually shows up during execution

What to watch

Watch scope creep, liability pushback, and term changes that move volatility back onto the buyer even if the base rate looks manageable

Key facts

Argos99 is an asset intelligence and resilience platform designed to give organisations a liv
It draws data from more than 60 cloud and on-premises sources to identify assets, show where
The launch marks a shift for Fenix24, which developed the product during breach restoration work
The technology was shaped by hundreds of incident response engagements and has been used in r

Open original source

[3] Portnox wins third SC Award for authentication technology

securitybrief.com.au · n.d.

Expand

AI reading

Buyer takeaway

For IT, Telecom & Cyber, this is a staffing-shape signal: remote operating models can shift work offsite and change which suppliers, systems, and service levels matter most

Cost / money

The cost angle is directional, not quantified: moving work offsite can cut travel, rotation, and accommodation exposure, but only if the remote setup stays reliable

Supplier / commercial

Expect scope to move toward software support, communications uptime, cyber obligations, and clearer downtime liability instead of only offshore headcount or hardware supply

Safety / operations

Fewer people offshore can reduce exposure and emergency-response load, but the operating model becomes more dependent on connectivity resilience, remote support readiness, and cyber hygiene

What to watch

Watch bandwidth resilience, latency tolerance, cyber obligations, and who carries downtime cost if the remote link drops

Key facts

Portnox has won the 2026 SC Award for Best Authentication Technology, its third consecutive y
The honour reflects demand for authentication tools that can manage a broader range of identi
Portnox was recognised for its cloud-based authentication and access platform, designed to ap
The award was judged by a panel of industry leaders and members of the CyberRisk Alliance CIS

Open original source

[4] Palo Alto

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[5] CrowdStrike

finance.yahoo.com · n.d.

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[6] Zscaler

finance.yahoo.com · n.d.

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[7] Fortinet

finance.yahoo.com · n.d.

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