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Part 2: Your Business Wasn't Targeted. It Was Available.
Last time we talked about Stryker, the hacker group that hit them, and the uncomfortable truth that they probably weren't chosen so much as they were available. The access existed, someone used it, and a Fortune 500 company spent weeks ...
Cyber Trends
Part 2: Your Business Wasn't Targeted. It Was Available.
Last time we talked about Stryker, the hacker group that hit them, and the uncomfortable truth that they probably weren't chosen so much as they were available. The access existed, someone used it, and a Fortune 500 company spent weeks ...
Part 1: Your Business Wasn't Targeted. It Was Available.
When a big company gets hacked, the coverage almost always follows the same script. Someone chose them. Someone had a reason. There was a plan. It's presented like a heist movie where the villain spent months casing the joint before ...
Agentic AI: The Cool Tech That Could Cost You Big If You’re Not Careful
If you’ve heard of AI that can do stuff for you (not just answer questions), that’s called agentic AI. It’s powerful, exciting, and… legally risky if you don’t pay attention. Here’s the quick and practical version: what it is, why ...
Business Resilience
Why Your Team Is Busy, Exhausted, and Still Not Getting Results
It’s January, so let’s talk about something most business owners won’t admit out loud. Your team is working hard. Really hard. And somehow, at the end of the quarter, the big things you cared about still didn’t happen. You had goals. You had initiatives. You probably even had a slide deck. And yet here you are, staring at the ...
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 ...
Security Best Practices
Your Security Program Will Fail If You Do These 5 Things
Most CEOs and CFOs believe their organization is reasonably secure. You have invested in IT. You have tools in place. You have people responsible for cybersecurity. That confidence feels earned, but in many organizations it is not backed by proof. Security programs rarely ...
Why You Keep Adding Security Tools but Still Feel Unsafe
If you run a business today, you already know how overwhelming security can feel. A new scam shows up in the news, so you add a new tool. A software vendor tells you their product will keep you safe, so you subscribe. ...
Your Cyber Budget Is Growing, But So Is Your Risk
You walk into the office. The lights are on. The coffee’s brewing. Everything looks normal. Until it isn’t. Your laptop won’t boot. Your cloud drives are empty. Every desktop screen in the building is showing the same message: “Your files ...
More Articles
What You Need to Consider About AI—Before It Turns Your Business Into Its Playground
The AI Intern Is Already Clocked In—Are You Managing It, or Ignoring It? AI is not a future trend. It’s already embedded in your business operations. Whether you’ve authorized it or not, employees are using ChatGPT, Bard, and Copilot to ...
Your Smallest Clients Are the Biggest AI Risk
Let me tell you how this all started. Someone asked me—half joking, half serious—why we added an Acceptable Use of AI Policy Builder to Cyber Liability Essentials, our lowest-tier product. Why not put it in the high-end package and charge ...
Your Employees Could Be Putting Your Business at Risk Without Knowing It. Here’s How to Stop It.
You have good people. They work hard and want to do the right thing. But when it comes to cybersecurity, even a small mistake can bring your whole business to a stop. An employee clicks on a fake email. Another ...
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 ...
