RESEARCH
You’re Using Your Smartest Employee Wrong
What if I told you that you’re mismanaging the most brilliant member of your team? Not a little wrong. Not a “hey, let’s have a coaching conversation” kind of wrong. I mean catastrophically wrong. The kind of wrong that’s costing ...
Cyber Trends
The Windows 11 Time Bomb Your MSP Forgot to Mention
Let me tell you a story. It starts like most horror stories do—with a false sense of security. I sat down recently with the CEO of a well-run, 250-person company. Smart guy. Good business. Solid MSP. We talked shop: headcount, ...
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 ...
Business Resilience
Part 2: Coffee or a Crisis: The CEO’s Choice in Cybersecurity
Last time we looked at why tabletop exercises matter and how they can reveal the cracks business leaders don’t notice until ...
The Silent IT Risk That Can Wreck Your Company Value: Tribal Knowledge
When CEOs and CFOs think about cybersecurity risk, they think about hackers, ransomware, and data breaches. What they do not think about is the way their own IT teams operate—and how that internal process can make or break the company ...
Could Your Business Survive a Cyberattack? (Most Can’t—and Won’t)
The US bombed Iranian nuclear facilities last week. The result? A “spectacular military success,” sure—followed immediately by the Department of Homeland Security warning that Iran’s state-backed hackers (and a gaggle of bored ...
Security Best Practices
The Cybersecurity Test You Think You're Passing (You're Not)
We were just running a security assessment for a 150-person company last week. Nice organization. Professional. Fancy logos on their trucks. Well-funded. And in about 11 minutes, we were inside their network. Here’s how it started: We sent an email. ...
Why Every CEO Needs a Cyber Incident Response Playbook
Why This Problem Lands on Your Desk When a cyber incident hits your company, the first call usually goes to IT. But very quickly, the responsibility shifts to you and your leadership team. Regulators, insurers, customers, and even the media ...
The Cybersecurity Gap That’s Costing You Everything—and No One's Telling You About It
You’ve made the investments. Your team has security tools in place. You’ve got someone managing IT. You’ve had the compliance audit. On paper, everything looks fine. But there’s a problem. A big one. No one on your team can clearly ...
More Articles
Why Every Business Needs a Written Information Security Plan (WISP)—Before They Learn the Hard Way
What Is a WISP? A Written Information Security Plan (WISP) is exactly what it sounds like: a formal, documented plan outlining your organization’s security program. It spells out the policies, procedures, and responsibilities for protecting your company’s data. Think of ...
AI Acceptable Use Policy: Protect Your Business Before AI Becomes Your Biggest Liability
Artificial intelligence is here. It is not coming someday. It is already in the room with you, working quietly in the background of your operations. Your team is likely using it to draft reports, build presentations, summarize meetings, analyze data, ...
Why “It Depends” Could Cost You Millions in a Cyber Lawsuit
Engineers want answers like “yes,” “no,” or probability = 0.73. Lawyers keep saying, “It depends.” Annoying? Absolutely. But it’s also the only honest answer in a system built on interpretation—not equations. And if you think that uncertainty can’t take down ...
Are You Sure Your Team Isn’t Feeding Confidential Data to a Free Robot?
Let me ask you something, straight up: Are you using AI in your business? Are your employees? You think you know the answer. But unless you’ve locked it down, you’re just hoping they aren’t copying your contracts, financial reports, or ...
What You Don’t See Can Hurt You: Why Cybersecurity Change Can’t Wait
Let’s face it—changing the way your business operates is hard. You’ve built systems. Created workflows. Trained your team. And even if you know things could be more secure, the idea of altering how people work, communicate, and handle data feels ...
Would You Trust the New Intern with Your Social Security Number? Rethinking AI Before It’s Too Late
There’s a new intern on your team. They’re sharp. They’re fast. They seem to know a little bit about everything. But they’ve only been here a few days. Would you hand them your client list? Your payroll data? Your CEO’s ...
Before You Cut the Cybersecurity Budget, Ask This One Question
In every business, there are moments when the numbers force hard conversations. Cash flow gets tight. Priorities shift. And the line items that feel intangible or uncertain—like cybersecurity—end up on the chopping block. You may be in one of those ...
Are You Making Your Company Less Secure Without Even Knowing It?
I need to tell you something that most executives don’t want to hear: A lot of the things you’ve been paying for in the name of security – phishing training, security assessments, even penetration tests – might actually be making ...
The Printer in the Closet Is Going to Get You Hacked
Every office has one. That old firewall you “meant to replace.” The dusty printer in the closet still connected to Wi-Fi. The forgotten PC under someone’s desk running an unsupported OS. It doesn’t look dangerous. But I’ve been in this ...
Your Employees Are Feeding AI Company Secrets (And It Will Cost You)
AI tools like ChatGPT are capturing sensitive company data. CEOs and CFOs need to act now before these AI conversations become legal evidence that costs their company millions. You have a problem happening inside your company right now. Your team ...
Not All Cybersecurity Assessments Are Safe—Here’s What You Need to Know
If your business has brought in a third party to assess cybersecurity risks—or is planning to—you’re already ahead of the game. But here’s the catch: not all assessments are created equal. Recent vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-32353 and CVE-2025-32354) exposed a major flaw ...
The Silent IT Risk That Can Wreck Your Company Value: Tribal Knowledge
When CEOs and CFOs think about cybersecurity risk, they think about hackers, ransomware, and data breaches. What they do not think about is the way their own IT teams operate—and how that internal process can make or break the company ...
