When Everything Feels Like a Priority, How Do You Build an IT Budget?
If your roof is leaking and your kitchen is showing its age, both may need work. But only one of them is going to ruin your week. Your IT budget can put you in the …
Don't Let Security Habits Check Out for the Holidays
Cybersecurity habits wane in the holidays, but your employees aren’t being lazy or suddenly deciding they no longer care about security. They are, however, operating differently, and you probably are too. As the end-of-year holidays …
The Technology You Should Stop Dragging Into Another Year
Your parents did something a certain way. You asked why once. “Because that’s how it’s done,” they said. Twenty years later, you’re doing the same thing. You’re still not sure why. Businesses collect habits like …
The IT Budget Mistakes You Won’t Notice Until the Bill Arrives
It’s easy to feel confident about your IT budget in January. Everything’s perfectly organized and approved, and you have a clear picture of what the next 12 months of technology expenses will look like. Now …
Cybersecurity Myth Busters: 6 Things Small Businesses Still Get Wrong
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and it's a good time to take stock of what you actually know vs. what you think you know when it comes to cybersecurity. Not all of the advice out …
Think Cybersecurity Is Just IT’s Job? Think Again.
It’s 4:17 on a Friday afternoon. An employee receives an email that appears to be from the owner: “Can you send me the updated banking information before you leave?” The name is right. The tone …
Your Cybersecurity Needs an Immune System, Not a Medicine Cabinet
Every autumn, the medicine cabinet gets a little more crowded. There's cold medicine left over from last winter, vitamins bought in bulk, half-used bottles of cough syrup and a prescription that should have been thrown …
The Spooky Side of AI: Is Your Business Prepared?
If you look at any suburb this Halloween, you’ll see countless monsters roaming the streets. Vampires, creatures and ghouls all “wreaking havoc” (going to parties and trick-or-treating). The real monsters, though, don’t look like this. …
5 Ways AI Can Support Disaster Preparedness Planning
Most businesses know they should have a disaster recovery plan. But few have one that’s current, tested and complete. That’s not always because they lack initiative or will. Usually, the challenge is getting the first …
The 15-Minute Meeting Every Leadership Team Should Have
If an unexpected disruption hit your business tomorrow, would you handle it with confidence? You may assume the answer is yes, but many businesses don't discover gaps in communication, decision-making and operational planning until they're …
