As your business flourishes, you are bound to experience “growing pains.” Changes happen quickly and unexpected issues can arise. Despite the unknown, your growing business must plan-ahead to brace for change and increases in work production. This includes correctly anticipating your technology staffing needs. How many people should be on your IT staff? On average,… [Read More]

The biggest problem companies face when it comes to cybersecurity is often not the technology; it’s the people.  And hackers (often called “bad actors”) know this. That’s why it takes more than strong IT to keep your company safe. It “takes a village.” Beyond technology, the best way to protect your business from cybercriminals is with a… [Read More]

Application. A person or commercial entity (collectively, Entity) that acquires or uses sensitive personally identifying information. Security Breach Definition. The unauthorized acquisition of data in electronic form containing sensitive personally identifying information. Good-faith acquisition of sensitive personally identifying information by an employee or agent of an Entity is not a security breach, provided that the information is… [Read More]

Digital disruption is affecting every type of company out there, regardless if you’re small, mid-sized or large. Companies must respond quickly to new and improved demands for digital technology. If your company does not act and stay on top of digital transformation trends, then your company will lose valuable business and revenue.  Once a customer… [Read More]

Great Chief Information Officers are invaluable resources for any organization. They are also expensive, and for good reason. It’s a high-profile job with a lot of responsibility. They create business value through technology and plan strategically for business growth. They ensure that the company’s technology systems and processes are aligned with business goals. Some of… [Read More]

With the ever-changing digital economy and its global impact, small to mid-sized businesses are on guard and on careful watch. With so much news on cyberattacks and with cybercriminals becoming increasingly creative with their methods, companies are looking for ways to out-clever the fox, so to speak. First of all: What exactly is a “phishing… [Read More]

For your company to survive, let alone thrive, you need to be able to adapt to change. Your technology and your IT provider must be more than just up-to-date, but also, they must be versatile to prepare and react to change, especially unwelcomed change. Positive and negative change always happens with technology. As new technology… [Read More]

To begin, NIST is the National Institute of Standards and Technology. NIST is a non-regulatory federal agency that was founded in 1901 and it is under the Department of Commerce. Their mission is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness. They achieve this by advancing measurement science, standards and technology in ways that enhance economic… [Read More]

As a small business owner, fraud prevention may be at the bottom of the barrel when it comes to your actionable priorities. It should, however, be at the top. The ACFE, or Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, reported that in 2016, organizations with fewer than 100 employees experienced a median fraud loss of $150,000. Imagine that… [Read More]