The New Gold Rush Isn't Gold, It's Certainty
Think about it. If you run a large company, can you really afford to skimp on cybersecurity? It would be like a bank deciding to save a few quid by getting rid of its vault doors. It’s simply not an option. The same goes for a company needing a credit rating to borrow money. These services are not discretionary luxuries, they are fundamental, non negotiable costs of doing business. This creates an incredibly resilient revenue stream, one that doesn't really care if there’s a recession looming. People will always need locks for their doors, and businesses will always need digital locks for their data.
This inelastic demand is the secret sauce. While other sectors fret about consumer spending, the trust merchants are selling something everyone needs, all the time. It’s a beautiful business model, really. They profit not from boom times, but from the underlying complexity and risk of the modern world itself. And let’s face it, complexity and risk aren’t going out of fashion anytime soon.