India, Dec. 31 -- Not every year rewrites the rules. But 2025 did.

It started out with the usual promises. Faster AI. Better cloud integration. Smoother SaaS experiences. All the things tech insiders love to hear.

But by mid-year, that optimism gave way to a deeper unease. One breach after another. Identity theft wasn't just common; it was industrialized. Cloud integrations, those things designed to make life easier, turned into open doors for attackers. And trust? That evaporated across systems, platforms, and industries.

This wasn't one company's failure. It was everyone's wake-up call.

Let's start with the biggest breach you didn't hear about.

There was no press release, no dramatic headlines. Just a cold, quiet discovery: over 16...