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Cyber Liability

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

Is Your IT Guy About to Lose You Your Business? Your Career? Your House?

If you’re a CEO, CFO, or business owner, your IT guy might be the weakest link in your liability chain. Yeah, I said it. This is the person who couldn’t get your email to sync on your phone last week. ...

Joy’s $300K Ice Cream Disaster: Why CEOs Should Fear Sugar Cones and Section 5

Last week, I had an ice cream cone. The old-school sugar kind. Delicious, nostalgic—and apparently a hacker favorite. Because back in February 2023, the folks at Joy, the ice cream cone company, got breached. That’s right—cone makers. And not just ...

You Trained the Interns. But Who Trained the Guy With the Keys?

You’ve probably sat through user awareness training at some point.  “Don’t click links from Nigerian princes.”  “Don’t send wire transfers to people you’ve never met.”  You’ve checked that box.  You’ve probably made your employees do it too.  Maybe even once ...

You Can Do Everything Right—And Still Get Sued

His team scrambled. Worked all hours. Pulled the company back online. They did it fast. They did it clean.  Then they did what responsible companies are supposed to do.  They sent out breach notifications.  They offered identity protection to the ...

Your Security Software Can Be Bypassed—Will Your Evidence Hold Up in Court? 

Let’s start with a question: Have you ever inspected your IT team’s work? Not asked them how things are going. Not nodded while they mentioned “zero trust” and “EDR.” Actually inspected their work. Because you do it everywhere else. You ...

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