Index Engines On Why Cyber Resilience Has Become A Boardroom Issue

Episode notes

What happens when ransomware stops being treated as a cybersecurity problem and starts being viewed as a direct threat to business survival? In this episode of Business of Cybersecurity, I sat down with Jim McGann, CMO at Index Engines, to unpack why 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most dangerous years yet for organizations facing increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks. Jim shared how ransomware gangs are evolving into highly organized operations powered by AI, automation, and ransomware-as-a-service models that dramatically lower the barrier to entry for attackers. From healthcare systems and transportation networks to retailers and city infrastructure, no sector appears off limits anymore. We explored why traditional disaster recovery strategies built for floods or hardware failures are no longer enough when attackers actively corrupt backups, manipulate databases, and target recovery systems themselves. A major focus of our conversation centered on the idea of “Return on Risk” or ROR, a shift away from viewing cybersecurity purely through an ROI lens.