RESEARCH
How Will You Respond When the Letter Shows Up?
Let’s say a breach hits your company. The bad kind. Ransomware, data theft, media buzz—the full circus. Do you have a plan? I’m not talking about the “we have antivirus” plan. I mean playbooks. Protocols. A real, documented incident response ...
Cyber Trends
Microsoft Just Extorted You. Here’s What to Do About It.
You don’t have to upgrade to Windows 11. That’s the good news. The bad news? If you don’t, your business is about to enter a slow, painful spiral into cyber vulnerability and operational chaos. Right now, people are calling Microsoft’s ...
Well, That Didn’t Last Long: Why Your Cyber Strategy Can’t Be Based on Headlines
Not even a full week. That’s how long we had between a glimmer of good news and a fresh slap of reality. Just a few days ago, security analysts were celebrating. Ransomware payments, they said, were down. A win! Maybe ...
Your Data Was Stolen. And No One Noticed.
The ransomware headlines are dying down. And that’s exactly why you should be worried. Because while you’ve been breathing a little easier, thinking the cyber threats are fading… the game has already changed. And the attackers? They’re getting smarter, quieter, ...
Business Resilience
You Just Lost Your Phone. Now What?
Let’s be honest. You probably don’t lose things. You don’t misplace your keys. You don’t forget where you parked. And your phone? It’s probably surgically attached to your hand. But here’s the thing—phones get lost. Phones get stolen. And if ...
You Can’t Scale If You Can’t Name the Dragon
I was having dinner the other night with a CEO of a $2 million MSP. He was excited. Like, jittery-excited. We hadn’t even ordered drinks before he started laying out all the “amazing things” his company had going on. New ...
The One Lie That’s Killing Your Business (and the Seat It’s Sitting In)
I had breakfast with Jim Collins the other day. Okay—he was on stage. I was in the crowd of 400 CEOs, frantically taking notes while inhaling burnt coffee and half-warm Styrofoam eggs. But I was there. I heard him speak ...
Security Best Practices
Your Gate Is Locked. But Is It Doing Anything?
Last week, I had a conversation with a CEO who just crossed a billion dollars in revenue. Yes, billion with a “B.” Big milestone. Big operations. Big targets. So why was he on the phone with me? Because his security ...
Change Your Password? No. Change Your Strategy Before It’s Too Late
Let me guess—you’ve been meaning to change your password. Great. But here’s the problem: if that’s your whole plan, you’ve already lost the game. We’ve seen inside the networks of companies just like yours. We’ve watched how your team behaves ...
If Your IT Support Sucks at the Basics, What’s Happening Behind the Curtain?
Let’s start with a simple truth: it shouldn’t take eight tries to fix your email. If it does? You’ve got a problem. And it’s not just a “my computer is slow” kind of problem. It’s a “how many holes are ...
More Articles
Even Cartier Can’t Keep the Hackers Out. What Chance Do You Think You Have?
Cartier just got hit. So did The North Face. Not exactly fly-by-night operations. These are brands with billion-dollar reputations—and hackers still got in. Customer data stolen. Systems compromised. Public announcements trying to minimize the damage. The usual script. And it’s ...
Microsoft Just Extorted You. Here’s What to Do About It.
You don’t have to upgrade to Windows 11. That’s the good news. The bad news? If you don’t, your business is about to enter a slow, painful spiral into cyber vulnerability and operational chaos. Right now, people are calling Microsoft’s ...
You Just Lost Your Phone. Now What?
Let’s be honest. You probably don’t lose things. You don’t misplace your keys. You don’t forget where you parked. And your phone? It’s probably surgically attached to your hand. But here’s the thing—phones get lost. Phones get stolen. And if ...
The Shocking Truth About Your Macs
Let me tell you a story we didn’t expect to write. We’ve been hammering away in our lab, diving deep into the Apple ecosystem—testing, poking, simulating real-world attacks. You know what we found? macOS is tight. The security architecture? Rock ...
The IRS Test: Why Your Cyber Program Needs More Than Just Good Intentions
Think about your cybersecurity the same way you’d think about your books. Everyone says they “take security seriously.” But when the auditors show up—or worse, the breach happens—intentions don’t matter. Proof does. Here’s how I break it down for MSPs ...
When the Fire Hits, You Better Have a Map
You lock your office. You set the alarm. Maybe you even have a camera watching the front door. You’re not careless—you take reasonable steps to protect your business. But here’s the part no one tells you: when the fire starts—when ...
Victoria’s Secret Just Pulled the Plug on Its Website. Here’s Why That Should Worry You.
Last week, Victoria’s Secret—the billion-dollar lingerie brand—shut down its U.S. website and paused some store services. They called it a “security incident.” No one knows yet what happened behind the scenes, but one thing is clear: it was serious enough ...
How a Waiver (Yes, Like Skydiving) Could Protect Your Business in Court
You wouldn’t go skydiving without signing a waiver. Why? Because when something goes wrong mid-air, you don’t want to debate liability on the way down. Here’s the problem: most businesses are making high-risk IT decisions without any form of documentation. ...
They Didn’t Break In. They Just Called.
She thought it was her bank. They were polite. Professional. Helpful. They said her account had been compromised. They just needed to “verify a few things.” They even helped her set up Zelle to “protect her funds.” Two weeks later, ...
The One Employee Who’s Never Taken Your Security Training (and Never Will)
Let me introduce you to the new team member quietly absorbing everything about your business. They don’t sleep. They don’t forget. They don’t ask questions. And they’ve never—not once—completed your security training. Meet: Your Employee’s AI Assistant. AI Doesn’t Just ...
Your Data Is Missing, Your Clients Are Calling, and You Have No Plan
You have data. Some of it keeps hackers up at night. The rest just keeps your business running. Either way, it all matters when the breach hits—and if you don’t know where it lives, how to prioritize it, or how ...
Think Your IT Team Has You Covered? Let’s Find Out.
Are your IT people taking the right steps to protect your business? Here’s a simple test. One question. No tech degree required: When’s the last time you reviewed an Incident Response Plan they wrote for you? If your answer is ...
