Your website might be a bigger cybersecurity liability than you think. I recently teamed up with Erika Dickstein from Spring Insight to break down the risks that most government contractors ignore, like unsecured DNS, open-source exposure, and the risks of cut-rate hosting providers (GoDaddy users, I’m looking at you). If you’re in the GovCon space and want […]
A C‑Suite executive asked me recently, “What is the one silver bullet that fixes most our cybersecurity risk?” It is a reasonable question. Every leader wants a simple, definitive answer they can rely on. But the honest answer is that there is no silver bullet. There is only the strength of the layers you put […]
It’s Time to Call It What It Is: Negligence. Let’s be blunt: if your Managed Service Provider (MSP) is still selling you traditional antivirus (AV) software as your primary endpoint protection, they’re not protecting your business—they’re protecting their margins. The term “antivirus” is not just outdated—it’s dangerously misleading. In today’s threat landscape, legacy AV is […]
This is the second post in a series from Technology Transition Paradigm, spotlighting mission-critical features that are too often ignored by small and midsize businesses—and their MSPs—at their own peril. In March 2021, Verkada Inc., a Silicon Valley-based surveillance tech company, suffered a massive breach that exposed live feeds from over 150,000 security cameras inside […]
This is the first in a short series from Technology Transition Paradigm, spotlighting mission-critical features that are too often ignored by small and midsize businesses—and their MSPs—at their own peril. Let’s start with one of the most overlooked: Data Loss Prevention (DLP). Imagine this:A rogue employee decides to email or copy a trove of confidential […]
Let’s talk about DNS. Not the Do Not Start kind. I mean Domain Name System—the unsung hero of the internet and the silent gatekeeper of your email security. If your IT team or MSP (Managed Services Provider) doesn’t have their DNS game tight, your business is basically sending emails with a “kick me” sign taped […]
If you’re managing Microsoft licensing this year, the landscape has shifted — and understanding your purchasing options & channel is more important than ever. As of April 1, 2025, Microsoft applied a 5% price increase to the legacy monthly-billed subscription prices below for annual commitments. This affects: • Microsoft 365• Office 365• Dynamics 365• Windows […]
If your business isn’t doing air-gapped, offline backups, you might be playing with fire. Cyber threats aren’t just targeting big enterprises—small and midsize businesses (SMBs) are prime targets because they often lack the robust security of larger organizations. What Is an Air-Gapped or Offline Backup? An air-gapped backup is a copy of your data that […]
GoDaddy’s Office 365 vs. Microsoft 365: A Critical Analysis & Migration Solution: Yesterday, one of our firm’s vendors complained about the frustrating limits of their GoDaddy version of Office 365. They’re now becoming a client. GoDaddy’s Office 365 version is a bad choice for most. Here’s why: In today’s digital landscape, selecting a reliable and […]
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