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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

Safely Working Remotely

Effective Immediately As the Novel Coronavirus pandemic continues to greatly impact our nation, working from home is no longer an occasional benefit for many Americans,...

By: Art Gross
March 26, 2020

Staying Calm in Times of Crisis

We’ve all been through challenging times personally and professionally, and in our heads and hearts, we know that “this too shall pass”. But with the...

By: Art Gross
March 18, 2020

The Untapped Vertical

The Untapped Vertical With the cannabis industry growing rapidly in the United States, and more states legalizing marijuana, this sector of business is one that...

By: Art Gross
March 11, 2020

Children’s Social Security Numbers – An Easy Target

An Easy Target The value of stolen data increases when it is more easily manipulated and used. With a social security number, you can apply...

By: Art Gross
March 3, 2020

Malvertising – What Is It?

Malvertising We are in a time when “fake news” has become a term thrown around so frequently it is now part of our vernacular. In...

By: Art Gross
February 25, 2020

When the Threat Is Inside the Building

Insider Threat A recent discovery of a breach of customer data at Fifth Third Bank uncovered a troubling truth. It wasn’t hackers outside the United...

By: Art Gross
February 19, 2020

Windows 7 End of Life – the Beginning for New Scams

End of Windows 7 They say when one door closes another one opens, but in this case, it’s a window. On January 14th, 2020, Microsoft...

By: Art Gross
January 29, 2020

I Fell for a Phishing Scam

I just fell for a phishing email. Yep, the guy who builds services to protect clients from phishing emails was tricked by a phishing email!...

By: Art Gross
January 23, 2020

Cellular Breach

Last week we saw the mobile phone carrier T-Mobile fall victim to cybercriminal activity when a hacker accessed the personal data of their users. They...

By: Art Gross
August 22, 2021

Why You Should Do a Security Risk Assessment

You can’t fix what you don’t know is broken. And that in a nutshell sums up why you need to do a security risk assessment...

By: Art Gross
August 18, 2021

Trends in Cybercrime

Trends come and go and keeping up with them when it comes to pop culture or fashion might be challenging, but when it comes to...

By: Art Gross
August 12, 2021

Vacation Cyber Safely

With summertime in full swing, many of us are heading out on vacations that are long overdue. Whether you’re visiting family, friends, the mountains, or...

By: Art Gross
August 2, 2021

Why Is Healthcare Such a Target?

Last week, we discussed the opportunity that is present to best support your healthcare clients, the importance of those organizations being HIPAA compliant, and how...

By: Art Gross
July 26, 2021

Healthcare and Cybersecurity

As Managed Service Providers, you likely look at the world through ‘tech-colored glasses’. While your business may focus on one vertical, in general, you’re able...

By: Art Gross
July 19, 2021