# Technology Waves and Security - Is This Time Really Different?

DevFeed: [Technology Waves and Security - Is This Time Really Different?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/technology-waves-and-security-is-this-time-really-different-39498.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.philvenables.com/post/technology-waves-and-security-is-this-time-really-different>)

Author: phil7672

Published: 2026-07-11T15:52:48Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Risk and Cyber](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/risk-and-cyber.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerabilities.md>), [Architecture & Design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/architecture-design.md>)

Tags: [architectures](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architectures.md>), [cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybersecurity.md>), [leadership](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/leadership.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [technology](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technology.md>), [transformation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/transformation.md>), [vulnerabilities](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerabilities.md>)

## AI overview

This commentary examines whether current technology waves are fundamentally different for security. It argues that benchmarking should focus on control effectiveness and outcomes rather than budgets, while discussing recurring waves of vulnerabilities and possible responses including increased speed.

## Source excerpt

Most people have been through at least one wave of technology transformation. Some of us have been through a few and all carry the wisdom and scars from these. When you've experienced these changes you learn to appreciate, as the adage goes, that history might not repeat but it certainly does rhyme. In my working lifetime I caught the tail end of the mainframe to PC transition, the proliferation of client/server and distributed system architectures, wide-spread Internet adoption, mobile...