Listen up. You’ve spent a fortune on firewalls. You’ve got anti-virus software on every machine. You think your digital fortress is secure because you’ve fortified the perimeter. You’re wrong. The most significant, costly, and overlooked threat to your business isn’t trying to break down the front gate. It’s already inside with a keycard and a […]
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AI adoption among small businesses is growing fast—but results? Not so much. According to recent reports from Salesforce, Connected Commerce Council, and others, most SMBs are using AI without a real plan—grabbing shiny tools without fixing broken processes first. That’s where things go sideways. AI doesn’t fail because it’s bad tech. It fails when you
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The Bigger They Are, the Harder They Get Breached Erie Insurance and Aflac just got dragged through the digital mud. Two big-name companies with massive budgets, tons of customers, and—allegedly—tight security. And yet? Boom. Breached. Now, before you roll your eyes and say, “Yeah, but I’m just a small business,” let me stop you right
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Buckle up, because here’s a stat that’ll make your fur stand on end: there are now over 1 billion malware programs out there. One. Billion. That’s enough malicious code to rip through every small business network ten times over. Malware attacks don’t roll up with a marching band. They slip through holes in your security
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83% of small businesses don’t have the resources to recover from a cyberattack. (Source) That’s not scare tactics—that’s a body count. If your IT support is phoning it in, that stat ought to keep you up at night. You’re over here trying to run a business, manage a team, serve customers, and keep the lights
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Let’s talk passwords. You know—the thing you’ve been using since AOL was a thing and you thought “123456” was clever. Maybe you’ve got a spreadsheet of them. Maybe you use your pet’s name plus a random number. Maybe you’ve clicked “Forgot Password?” more times than you’ve changed your smoke detector batteries. Either way, the era
Time for a Gut Check, Not a Pat on the Back Nearly half of all cyberattacks target small businesses—43% in the past year alone We’re halfway through the year, and if you think your cybersecurity is “probably fine,” that’s the same thinking that gets folks hacked on a Friday afternoon before a long weekend. Don’t
Mid-Year Cybersecurity Audit: Is Your Small Business Actually Protected or Just Lucky? Read More »
Client Data is Gold—Treat It Like It If you think your business is too small to be a target, newsflash: hackers love small businesses because you think that. You’re holding onto your clients’ personal info, financials, contracts—and if that stuff leaks, you’re not just embarrassed. You’re liable. So let’s skip the scare tactics and get
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“Compliance” sounds like something your dentist yells about when you don’t floss. But for your business, it means the difference between smooth sailing and being buried under a pile of fines, lawsuits, or worse—getting blacklisted. Now, I know what you’re thinking: “I’m just a small business. No one cares what I do.” Yeah, well, try
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Listen up, business owners. You can spend a fortune on firewalls, antivirus, and cyber voodoo—but if Bob in Sales clicks one more sketchy email, it’s game over. Your team is either your biggest risk or your first line of defense. It’s time to stop treating cybersecurity like an IT-only problem and start building a human
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