The mid-market businesses of our country are worried about a lot of things. They’re worried about their bottom line, hiring and retaining talent to take their company to the next level and meeting ever-demanding client expectations. That’s what makes the prospect of using a managed IT service provider (MSP) so appealing to these companies. IT… Read More »Rising Attacks on MSPs: Why Small and Medium Sized Businesses Should Think Twice Before Handing Over Control to Managed IT Service Providers

In one form or another, it is more likely than not that your company is in possession of personal or sensitive data that requires some degree of protection from potential cyber threats. With data breaches seeming to make daily headlines, and hackers developing innovative methods to penetrate cyber defenses, businesses must contemplate what “reasonable” security… Read More »Cybersecurity Risk, what does a “reasonable” posture entail and who says so?

Your organization’s risk surface may be larger than you think. Here is why. Depending on the industry or vertical niche, most businesses today rely on several (if not many) third-party service providers and other vendors to support core business functions. Supply chains are interconnected so just-in-time inventory management hums along seamlessly. The multi-function printers contact… Read More »3rd Party Cybersecurity Risk – Literally the Keys to Your Front (and Every Other) Door!

The FBI and national cybersecurity experts are trying to get the word out to executives and their direct reports about a growing and successful attack approach: Business Email Compromise (BEC). Also known as “CEO fraud,” the FBI predicts that these attacks – which already cost businesses upwards of 12.5 billion dollars annually, will only continue to grow and evolve.… Read More »Business Email Compromise (BEC): What You Need To Know

Published in USA Trailblazer Magazine For years, computer and other technology original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) have diligently responded to business and consumers’ ever-constant demands for more and faster features to make their lives convenient and cost efficient.  However, as the design and architecture of the newer technology have indeed included features that made things more connected,… Read More »Once Tech Features – Now Flaws!