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What Is the AI Culture Assessment? A Smarter Starting Point for Responsible AI Adoption

AI is already showing up in the workplace, but many organizations lack visibility into how it is being used. The AI Culture Assessment helps MSPs...

By: Zach Morrison
July 14, 2026

Phishing Tests Aren’t Enough: Why Remediation Is the Missing Link in Security Awareness

Phishing simulations show who clicks, but without follow-up, they rarely change behavior. Phishing remediation closes the gap by turning failures into learning opportunities, reinforcing training...

By: Zach Morrison
July 8, 2026

Why Continuous Training Beats One-and-Done Cyber Awareness

Cyber threats evolve constantly, which means annual cybersecurity training is not enough to keep employees prepared. Learn how continuous training, phishing simulations, remediation, and short...

By: Zach Morrison
June 30, 2026

The AI Boomerang Effect: Why Companies (and AI) Still Need Employees

The AI Boomerang trend is proving that AI does not eliminate the need for skilled employees. Instead, organizations need people who know how to use...

By: Zach Morrison
June 24, 2026

Americans receive mixed results in cybersecurity IQ

While it is true that Americans are becoming more aware of the need to protect their information online through methods such as utilizing strong passwords...

By: Art Gross
April 10, 2017

Downtime of a Ransomware Attack – Costly Concern

We all know that ransomware can be detrimental to businesses, but just how much could an attack cost your business? According to a survey released...

By: Art Gross
April 7, 2017

TV Show – Chicago Med a Ransomware Victim

You know ransomware is a real threat when it starts showing up on TV shows. Chicago Med is a victim of a ransomware attack on...

By: Art Gross
April 7, 2017

Security Awareness Training is Essential for Small Businesses

According to research by the Ponemon Institute, approximately 80% of business data breaches are a result of human error. An article over on Entrepreneur explores...

By: Art Gross
April 5, 2017

Article: 35% of LinkedIn users’ passwords are weak enough to hack

Although it is no secret that some significant breaches have occurred with cybercriminals stealing user’s information and passwords from sites like LinkedIn and Yahoo, business...

By: Art Gross
March 31, 2017

MSPs need to offer their clients security solutions

In an article over at Business Solutions, Ellen Jennings, CEO of BEI, talks about cloud based security services that every MSP should offer....

By: Art Gross
March 27, 2017

Ransomware attacks keep growing and are costing businesses $1B

It is no secret that cybercrime has been increasing rapidly, but the statistics may surprise you. According to a report released by PhishMe, 2016 saw...

By: Art Gross
March 26, 2017

Protect Yourself from a Ransomware Disaster in 3 Simple Ways

As awareness of ransomware continues to grow globally, so does the sophistication and efforts of cybercriminals to successfully carry out these detrimental attacks on large...

By: Art Gross
March 16, 2017

Unemployment Scams

We tend to not ask too many questions and let things slide when we aren’t certain about the situation. Is that normal? Should that happen...

By: Art Gross
February 15, 2021

Heartbreak of a Different Kind

Dating or cultivating relationships is hard enough, let alone trying to do it successfully during a pandemic. You’re putting your heart in the hands of...

By: Art Gross
February 8, 2021

Degree of Awareness

This week a friend shared a story about her college-aged daughter Jane and her recent experience in finding a job. She is in graphic design...

By: Art Gross
February 1, 2021

A Quick Refresher

As we move ahead, taking advantage of the energy of the new year and work to get our annual plans moving, sometimes rushing to get...

By: Art Gross
January 25, 2021

Cy-BURN-out

New normal. Our new reality. The various ways that we describe everyday life in the time of a global pandemic. It means a lot of...

By: Art Gross
January 18, 2021

Cybersecurity Trends for 2021

Bell bottoms, neon colors…kale…trends come, and trends go, and generally, we’re not one to care much about what’s in style, but cybersecurity trends? That’s one...

By: Art Gross
January 11, 2021

You Know Better

The end of the year in the usual circumstances brings about reflection even if it hasn’t given us challenges to face or decisions to look...

By: Art Gross
January 6, 2021

Home Security

When establishing a safe environment at home, we put locks on the doors, latches on the gate, and home security systems that keep uninvited visitors...

By: Art Gross
December 7, 2020

What Is Malvertising?

Oxford Dictionary defines malvertising as ‘the practice of incorporating malware in online advertisements.’ Short for malicious software, or malware advertising, this is the practice of...

By: Art Gross
May 31, 2022

What Is Vishing?

Cybercriminal activity has many terms that are part of the mainstream vernacular. The dark web, breaches, and most people have heard of phishing, even if...

By: Art Gross
May 23, 2022

Scam Alert: Interview & Job Scams

Scam Alert: Interview & Job Scams There are some topics that might seem irrelevant or not important when it comes to alerting your clients with...

By: Art Gross
May 16, 2022

Increase Engagement & Awareness In Your Ongoing Training Program

Staying engaged and interacting with your clients just got easier. And in the cybersecurity realm, no one can afford to stay complacent and ‘forget’ just...

By: Art Gross
May 12, 2022

Initial Access Brokers: Who Are They?

Imagine if a locksmith created a key for your home or business, then sold a copy of that key to a burglar. They didn’t steal...

By: Art Gross
May 2, 2022

Removable Media & Cybersecurity

According to the United States Government Depart of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a removable media device or portable storage device is:...

By: Art Gross
April 25, 2022