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Why account security depends on culture, expectations, and follow-through. Every IT ticket tells a story. Sometimes the story sounds routine. “I forgot my password.”“My account is locked out.”“Can we turn off MFA?”“We all use the same login for that system.”“Can you give this person access to everything?”“That employee left, but I think their account is […]
After more than two decades in the technology industry, I have had the opportunity to see a lot. I have seen businesses saved by good planning. I have also seen businesses suffer because everyone assumed a plan existed when it really did not. Few areas reveal that more clearly than backups. Backups are one of […]
Most businesses know what they spend on technology. They can look at the invoices. Software subscriptions. Hardware purchases. Internet service. Phone systems. Support agreements. Security tools. Cloud platforms. Licensing. Equipment replacements. Those costs are visible. They show up in the budget. But the most expensive technology problems are not always the ones with the clearest […]
After more than two decades in the technology industry, I have had the opportunity to see a lot. I have seen businesses transformed by technology. I have seen teams become faster, smarter, and more connected because of cloud platforms, modern applications, and remote access tools. I have also seen those same tools become dangerous when […]
After more than two decades in the technology industry, I have had the opportunity to see a lot. Some stories begin with a suspicious email. Others begin with a failed backup, a missing patch, or a user who clicked something they should not have clicked. But some of the most difficult situations begin with a […]
Most business owners do not think of themselves as running technology companies. They think they run a manufacturing company, a construction company, a medical office, a municipality, a nonprofit, a professional services firm, a retailer, or a local service business. That makes sense. The business is not selling software. It may not have developers on […]
After more than two decades in the technology industry, I have had the opportunity to see a lot. Some of it has been impressive. Some of it has been frustrating. Some of it has been a reminder that most cybersecurity incidents do not begin with a dramatic movie-style hack. They usually begin with something simple. […]
Technology problems rarely start with technology, most begin with a gap in trust. They may show up that way. A slow computer. A failed login. A suspicious email. A server issue. A printer that refuses to print five minutes before a meeting. A software tool that worked yesterday and somehow does not work today. On […]
Whenever regulation enters a market, opportunists follow. CMMC is no exception. As defense contractors work to understand certification requirements, an entire ecosystem of MSPs, software vendors, consultants, and cybersecurity providers has emerged promising simple answers. Turnkey compliance. Guaranteed certification. Prebuilt CMMC environments. Done for you solutions. It sounds reassuring. It is often misleading. CMMC has […]
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) was designed to strengthen the Defense Industrial Base. Its purpose is straightforward and legitimate: protect Controlled Unclassified Information from adversaries who are actively targeting American contractors. Few professionals in cybersecurity disagree with that objective. The problem is not the goal. The problem is the growing illusion that certification equals […]
