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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
Your Cell Phone Is a Loaded Gun—Pointed at Your Business
Imagine handing the keys to your front door, your company vault, and your private office to a complete stranger. Then inviting them to rifle through everything you own. That’s exactly what you’re ...
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 ...
Is Your IT Provider Setting You Up for a Data Breach?
There’s something buried deep inside your Microsoft 365 environment that your IT provider isn’t telling you about. It’s not a bug. It’s not even a breach. It’s worse. It’s a design flaw—a loophole that allows a guest user (someone outside ...
Will Your Cyber Insurance Actually Pay Out?
I was on a call with a client when the million-dollar question dropped: “What steps can I take to guarantee my ...
Who’s Enforcing the Rules in Your Organization?
Ever stop and ask yourself: Who on my team is actually responsible for getting people to follow the rules when it comes to technology? Not the person who installs the firewall. Not the vendor who sends you invoices for cybersecurity ...
Are You Running an MSP or a Hardware Store?
Stop selling security like it’s the power tools aisle at your local hardware store. Start building a strategy. Start with a plan. Then pour the foundation. I got an email from a partner this week. It started with the usual ...
Shame. The Most Underrated Security Tool in Your Business
It’s 3:17 AM in Tokyo. The city is asleep. I’m not. Jet lag has me wandering quiet streets, watching the world work without me—and wondering how security works when no one’s looking. Here’s what I’ve noticed: There are no fences. ...
“We’re Not Offering Cyber Liability Essentials to Our Clients…”
That’s what one of our MSP partners told me this week. Said it would make it “too easy” for their clients to not invest in real security. I almost choked on my coffee. Listen—I get the logic. You want your ...
“What’s the ROI on Security?” Here’s the Only Answer That Matters
At some point, every MSP hears it. A skeptical client, arms crossed, looking you dead in the eye: “I get it—but what’s the ROI on all this security?” To them, your security stack feels like an insurance policy they hope ...
Wait… Are You Saying Compliance Is Dead?
I got a message today that made me spit out my coffee. It started like this: “From the recent Tuesday webinars, it seems Galactic is moving away from providing compliance as a service…” Hold on. Nope. Not even close. Let ...
The Least Engaged Person on Your Team Is Your Biggest Security Risk
Last week, I flew 81 Galacticos into Nashville. It was our offsite—a day to plan, get sharp, and punch some holes in our own assumptions. We do something at these events called Galactic Shark Tank. It’s exactly what it sounds ...
What AI’s Really Doing in Your Office (And Why You Should Be Terrified)
Let me ask you something you probably don’t want to answer: Do you actually know what your team is doing with AI? Not what they say they’re doing. Not what you hope they’re doing. What they’re really doing—with your company’s ...
