Sued Yet? You Will Be.
I was talking to a lawyer the other day—one of the good ones. The kind who’s seen too many “it’ll never happen to me” business owners get chewed up in court. I asked him a simple question: “How do you ...
You Thought You Were Safe. You Weren’t. Now the Clock Is Ticking.
For years, small business leaders have operated under a dangerous assumption: “We’re not big enough to be a target.” That illusion? It’s gone. Just ask the British retailers—Harrods, Marks & Spencer, and the Co-op—who’ve been dragged into the spotlight after ...
The Day After the Breach: 3 CFO Mistakes That Turn Cyber Incidents Into Lawsuits
You’ve balanced the books. Squeezed every dollar from operations. Watched every hire, lease, and expense. But while you’ve been busy protecting the budget… who’s protecting you the day after a breach? Let’s be clear: when hackers hit, it’s not your ...
When the Breach Happens, You’re Not the Victim—You’re the Defendant
Let’s start with the bad news. When your company gets breached—and you will get breached—you won’t be the victim in anyone’s eyes. Not your insurer. Not the regulators. Not your board. And definitely not the people whose data was impacted. ...
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 ...
Don’t You Already DO This for Me? The One Assumption That Could End Your Business
Last week, I had dinner with the CFO of a 100-person logistics company. Not FedEx-scale, but a solid growing company. Their business? Making sure their clients’ packages show up on time, every time. (Unlike my recent experiences with FedEx.) The ...
You Might Be Lucky… But That Won’t Stop the Lawsuit
Let’s talk about luck for a minute. You might think you’re lucky. Or unlucky. Or maybe you don’t believe in luck at all. Here’s the thing: it doesn’t matter. When your client calls to tell you their private information is ...
Your P&L Just Got Smarter (And It Didn’t Go to B-School)
Let me tell you a secret your finance team doesn’t want you to know: ChatGPT might be better at reading your financials than they are. Yep. I said it. Let’s set the stage. Imagine having a hyper-intelligent, never-sleeps, doesn’t-bill-by-the-hour finance ...
Your Employees Are Hoarding Digital Trash—and It’s Going to Cost You Millions
Let’s play a game. When was the last time you took out the trash? No, not metaphorical trash. The real stuff. The kitchen bin—overflowing with last night’s takeout, your kids’ science project leftovers, and something that might have once been ...
Would You Trust the Guy Who Fixes Your Printer to Defend Your Retirement?
We’ve audited 4,627 networks in the last 90 days. What did we find? The same head-scratching, stomach-turning reality again and again: Business owners putting their life’s work—their legacy, their retirement plan—into the hands of someone who just got the printer ...
