Cameroon's digital economy is booming, but cybersecurity remains its Achilles' heel. As SMEs and startups rush to digitalize, they often mistake speed for resilience, exposing themselves to fraud, data loss, and breaches they can't afford to survive. This session breaks down why security management isn't a cost center or compliance checkbox; it's the missing growth lever. Drawing on real, current cases and hands-on security experience, we'll unpack the hidden risks of unmanaged digitalization, the true cost asymmetry between prevention and incident recovery, and why investors increasingly read security hygiene as a signal of maturity. Founders will leave with a concrete, low-cost action plan to digitalize without becoming the next cautionary tale.