There’s a lot of excitement about artificial intelligence (AI) right now, and for good reason. Tools like ChatGPT, Google Gemini and Microsoft Copilot are popping up everywhere. Businesses are using them to create content, respond to customers, write e-mails, summarize meetings and even assist with coding or spreadsheets.
You and your employees may be getting back from vacation, but cybercriminals never take a day off. In fact, data shown in studies from vendors ProofPoint and Check Point indicate that phishing attempts actually spike in the summer months. Here’s how to stay aware and stay protected.
You don’t have to be a big corporation to suffer a major cyberattack. In fact, small businesses are now the most common targets for cybercriminals. Why? Because they’re easier to get into – and more likely to pay up.
And while a Fortune 500 company might be able to eat the cost of a breach, most small businesses can’t.
According to IBM’s Cost Of A Data Breach Report 2024, the average cost of a data breach is $4.88 million.
Cybercriminals are changing how they attack small businesses instead of breaking down the door, they’re sneaking in with a stolen key… your login credentials.
It’s called an identity-based attack, and it’s becoming the top way hackers get into systems.
Power outages, cyberattacks, hardware failures and natural disasters rarely arrive with a warning, and when they hit, the impact on small businesses can be devastating. Many assume that having a backup is enough, but the truth is, restoring a file isn’t the same as staying operational.
Most of us carry our phones everywhere, trusting them with everything from passwords to private business conversations. But here’s the unsettling truth: phone tracking is far more common – and easier – than most people realize.
Whether it’s a jealous partner, a disgruntled employee or a cybercriminal targeting your business, anyone with the right tools can monitor your location, read your messages or even access sensitive business data without you ever knowing.
Many small business owners operate under the misconception that regulatory compliance is a concern solely for large corporations. However, in 2025, this belief couldn’t be further from the truth. With tightening regulations across various sectors, small businesses are increasingly in the crosshairs of compliance enforcement agencies.
You know the saying: You get what you pay for. And nowhere is that more obvious than in IT.
On the surface, a cheaper managed IT services agreement might seem like a win: lower monthly costs, basic support, maybe even some cybersecurity tools thrown in.
A client recently asked me, “What mistakes do you see business owners making the most when it comes to IT and cybersecurity?”
Oh, where to begin…
After years of working with businesses of all sizes, the biggest mistake I see time and again is treating IT and cybersecurity as an afterthought.
Your employees might be the biggest cybersecurity risk in your business – and not just because they’re prone to click phishing e-mails or reuse passwords. It’s because they’re using apps your IT team doesn’t even know about.
This is called Shadow IT, and it’s one of the fastest-growing security risks for businesses today.
