IT Security
Spear Phishing vs Regular Phishing: Why the Targeted Version Gets Through
Regular phishing and spear phishing are different businesses with different economics, and the controls that stop one do…
What Social Engineering Actually Looks Like Inside a Small Business
Three social engineering attacks walked line by line inside a small business, a law firm, and a medical…
Email Filtering for Small Businesses: What It Actually Does, What It Misses, and What to Ask Your IT Provider
Email is still the front door to most small businesses. Here is what modern email filtering actually does,…
Attackers Work Nights and Weekends. Does Your IT Support? The Case for 24/7/365 Emergency Support
Attackers deploy 88 percent of ransomware outside business hours and need about 11 hours to take control of…
HIPAA Compliance Is Not a Binder: Why a Complete Program Protects Your Practice Better Than the Pieces
Most practices have HIPAA pieces: a binder, a training video, an old risk assessment. OCR does not grade…
What Happens at 2 a.m.: Why 24/7/365 SOC Monitoring and Response Is the Control Most Small Businesses Skip
Attackers deploy 88 percent of ransomware outside business hours. Here is what a weekend intrusion looks like hour…
Unlimited Remote and Onsite IT Support: Why the Flat Fee Usually Costs Less (and When It Does Not)
A budgeting breakdown of unlimited remote and onsite IT support: head-to-head against hourly billing, the value of a…
Does Employee Cybersecurity Training Actually Work? An Honest Look at the Return
The largest randomized trial of phishing training found it barely moves click rates. Here is what employee cybersecurity…
The Cheapest Security Control Most Small Businesses Still Skip: A Business Case for Password Management
Stolen credentials just lost the top spot in the 2026 Verizon DBIR, and a managed password solution is…