RESEARCH
Think Your Email Is Safe? So Did They—Until the Lawsuits Hit
You think one compromised email account can’t cost millions? Time to wake up. It’s Monday morning. Coffee in hand. You walk into the office ready to take on the world—and ta-da. Your IT support team tells you one of your ...
Cyber Trends
Think Clicking Links Is Your Biggest Security Risk? Think Again.
You’re a CEO, CFO, or executive, so you’re already on high alert. Every day, a new text pops up from an unknown number: “When will you get here?” “Your FedEx package is stuck in customs—click this link to resolve the ...
Cyber Attacks Are Coming—And No One Is Coming to Save You
For years, businesses have assumed that if a cyberattack was serious enough, the government would step in. That was never true. And now, with recent budget cuts, limited resources, and an increasing volume of attacks, the federal government is even less ...
Mac Users Are Getting Hacked—and They Never See It Coming
You wake up, make your coffee, and sit down at your desk. You open your Mac, check your email, and see a message from your vendor. “Where’s our payment? You’re late.” Wait… you paid them last week. You check your ...
Business Resilience
Smishing: The Cyber Scam That’s Hitting Your Phone Right Now
My phone goes off. A text from a number I don’t recognize: “I’ll be late for lunch.” I pause. Do I respond? Who is this? Maybe it’s a coworker. A friend. A client. But here’s the truth: It’s not. It’s ...
Is Your Business Lucky—Or Just One Disaster Away From Chaos?
It’s almost St. Patrick’s Day, which means it’s time to ask: What makes you lucky? Do you have a lucky charm? A rabbit’s foot? A four-leaf clover pressed in an old book? Maybe you cross your fingers and hope for ...
Mastering the Art of Effective Email Campaigns
How many emails did you receive today? How many of those emails were marketing messages from a company trying to get you to request more information, buy something, or buy more? Most of the emails you receive daily are part ...
Security Best Practices
Your MSP Is Your Most Underutilized Employee—Here’s How to Fix That
Have you ever hired someone with huge potential, only to watch them fall short? Maybe they had the skills, the experience, the drive—on paper, they were perfect. But once they got started, they never quite made the leap. You kept ...
Your Biggest Cybersecurity Threat Is Already on Your Payroll
You know exactly who I’m talking about. They show up late. They do the bare minimum. They’re just engaged enough to keep getting a paycheck—but not enough to actually care. You’ve got employees who are barely fogging a mirror, and ...
The Worst Decision You Ever Made Isn’t What You Think
We’ve all been there. You find a company that looks perfect. Their website is slick, their reviews are glowing, and their marketing makes you feel like they’ve got it all figured out. You hand over your money, expecting a flawless ...
More Articles
Your Employee Clicked It—And Now You’re Holding the Bag
(Unless You’ve Got the Evidence to Prove You Tried to Stop Them) Let me set the scene. Your business is running smoothly. Sales are coming in. Operations are humming. Then your operations manager walks in, looking pale. “Hey… something weird ...
Your Employees Are Walking Around with the Whole Vault—Are You Okay with That?
When you think about security—real security—you picture layers. You picture barriers. You picture systems designed to keep the most valuable things locked down while still letting day-to-day business run smoothly. Think about the last time you went to a bank. ...
Hackers Are Cashing In—And You’re Their Next Jackpot
Cybercrime isn’t just a nuisance anymore. It’s an industry. And business is booming. Two of the largest ransomware payouts last year were over $70 million. Let that sink in. That’s not just hitting the jackpot—it’s bigger than winning the lottery. ...
Smishing: The Cyber Scam That’s Hitting Your Phone Right Now
My phone goes off. A text from a number I don’t recognize: “I’ll be late for lunch.” I pause. Do I respond? Who is this? Maybe it’s a coworker. A friend. A client. But here’s the truth: It’s not. It’s ...
Risk Is Unavoidable—Recklessness Is a Choice. Are You Gambling Your Future?
Have you ever jumped out of an airplane? For most people, the answer is hell no. But for the few who do, there’s one thing they always have to do first: Sign a waiver. That waiver says, Hey, you know ...
Is Your Business Lucky—Or Just One Disaster Away From Chaos?
It’s almost St. Patrick’s Day, which means it’s time to ask: What makes you lucky? Do you have a lucky charm? A rabbit’s foot? A four-leaf clover pressed in an old book? Maybe you cross your fingers and hope for ...
Culture Is Your Greatest Security Tool—Or Your Biggest Risk
Company culture drives everything. It’s what gets people fired up to do their best work. It’s what keeps employees engaged, loyal, and pushing toward the company’s goals. It’s also what keeps them from clicking on that “urgent” email from the ...
Your “Computer Guy” Can’t Even Fix Your Printer—But He Can Save Your Business?
Most businesses don’t have a real incident response plan. They have an IT guy. And because that IT guy has bailed them out of printer issues (most of the time—printers are the bane of IT careers), email glitches, and Wi-Fi ...
You Have Data Hackers Want—Even If You Don’t Realize It
I hear it all the time. “We don’t have any critical data. If something happened, we’d just buy new computers and move on. We don’t need all this security stuff.” Every time I hear it, I think to myself, you ...
Your MSP Is Your Most Underutilized Employee—Here’s How to Fix That
Have you ever hired someone with huge potential, only to watch them fall short? Maybe they had the skills, the experience, the drive—on paper, they were perfect. But once they got started, they never quite made the leap. You kept ...
My Run-In with a Cyber Insurance Agent: What I Learned About Getting Paid
I spend a ton of time in green rooms. You know, those backstage holding pens where you sit before going on stage. The other day, I was getting ready to give a talk on cyber insurance, and guess who was ...
The ROI of Cybersecurity: How Much Will It Cost You to Ignore It?
I know what you’re thinking. “What’s the ROI on all this cybersecurity stuff?” Let’s be honest: the ROI could be zero. If you’re investing in the wrong things… If you’re not gathering evidence of the security measures you’ve put in ...
