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. The one who takes three hours to “look into” why the printer isn’t working. That guy?
He’s the one responsible for collecting the evidence you’ll need to defend yourself in court.
Let that sink in.
They’re Not Suing Your Company—They’re Suing You
Go read any recent breach lawsuit. Who’s named? Not the help desk guy. Not the IT contractor. It’s the CEO, the CFO, and the owner. By name. In bold. You’re the one with your signature on the line.
You’re the one who made the decisions—or worse, delegated the decisions without proof.
And when that breach happens—and it will—the lawyers won’t wait for you to get your systems back online.
They’ll already be drafting the lawsuit.
They’ll already be calling your clients, your insurers, your board.
Here’s the Problem:
- You don’t know what your IT guy is doing to protect your data.
- You don’t have evidence of what decisions were made, when, and why.
- You don’t have access to any of that when the lights go out and the ransom note pops up.
Meanwhile, the legal team is circling like buzzards. And you’re sitting there thinking,
“We’ll be fine… we’ve got contracts and lawyers.”
Wrong.
Lawyers don’t know a bit from a byte. They’re not cybersecurity experts—they’re liability experts.
I just read a demand letter response where the lawyer confused cloud storage with cybersecurity tools. That’s like saying your garage door opener is the same thing as your home security system.
Good luck using that argument in court.
What You Actually Need
This isn’t rocket science. But it is evidence-based survival. Here’s what you need in place now:
- An Independent Penetration Test
Not from your IT guy. From a third party who doesn’t care about his ego. Someone who will tell you the truth about your network security—before a hacker does.
- An Evidence Collection System
You need documentation. Real, actionable documentation that proves what steps were taken, when, and in alignment with industry standards. This is your insurance policy when the lawsuits hit.
- Offline Access to Your Defense
When the breach happens, your systems go down. That’s when the demand letter shows up. And if you can’t get to your evidence while your network is dead, you’ve already lost.
Weakness Is a Target
Cybercriminals smell it. Insurers exploit it. Lawyers feast on it.
The moment you stammer or stall, you’re exposed. The moment your response is “We’re looking into it,” they smell blood in the water.
You need ammo—immediate, accessible, court-ready ammo.
And no, your IT guy isn’t going to save you. He’s the first one who’ll lawyer up and say,
“I just did what I was told.”
So if you’re not absolutely certain that you have the tools, the evidence, and the strategy to survive what’s coming…
We should talk.
Because if you think your biggest risk is hackers, you haven’t met the legal team that shows up after the breach.
Want help getting your evidence, strategy, and defenses in place?
Let’s get started. Before the lawyers do.
