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Making AI ROI Measurable: A Practical Approach That Works

Every client asks: "What's the ROI of AI tools?" Fair question. But here’s one back: When did you last calculate the ROI of Excel? Or...

By: Art Gross
August 20, 2025

AI Awareness Training: The Trojan Horse That Opens the Door to Bigger AI Conversations

Security Awareness Training (SAT) gave MSPs a way to introduce cybersecurity without needing to be security experts. It was simple, valuable, and easy to explain....

By: Art Gross
August 12, 2025

From Microsoft 365 to AI: Using What You Know to Guide Clients

The Microsoft 365 analogy that makes AI adoption finally make sense. Many MSPs tell me: "I don't feel ready to talk AI with clients. I'm...

By: Art Gross
August 7, 2025

The ‘AI Intern’ Mindset: Helping Your Clients Adopt AI Effectively

Want to know the simplest way to explain AI to your clients? Stop talking about "generative AI" or "large language models." Instead, say this: "Think...

By: Art Gross
July 31, 2025

Businesses are not prepared for cyberattacks

An article in Forbes discusses the risk of cyberattacks on businesses. Many companies are unprepared to prevent a cyberattack. Yet many are still ill-prepared for...

By: Art Gross
July 22, 2015

More proof that hackers are going after SMBs

Large scale data breaches such as Target and Home Depot make the news but smaller organizations are victims of data breaches as well. The problem...

By: Art Gross
June 11, 2015

SEC Investment Management Division Issues Cybersecurity Guidance

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Investment Management has issued cybersecurity guidance (PDF) to registered investment companies ("Funds") and registered investment advisers...

By: Art Gross
June 10, 2015

A look at how hackers create spear phishing emails

Spear phishing emails are highly effective and have been the cause of many successful hacking attempts. Unlike a regular phishing email that could be sent...

By: Art Gross
May 9, 2015

Survey: Companies worried about disclosure of PII

A survey by Mayer Brown shows companies consider the disclosure of PII the biggest cyber related threat. Survey respondents overwhelmingly considered the disclosure of personally,...

By: Art Gross
April 14, 2015

Cyber risk the most serious threat to business, says Lloyd’s chief

The CEO of Lloyd's of London, one of the largest insurance companies in the world, says that cyber risk is the most serious threat to...

By: Art Gross
April 8, 2015

Managed Security Services Market to Reach $32.9 Billion in 2020

Market intelligence from ABI Research estimates the current global market for managed security services will be around $15.4 billion by the 2015. They state that...

By: Art Gross
March 28, 2015

Excellent Insight: The Dangers of Public WiFi

An article over at medium gives excellent insight into the real dangers of open public WiFi. After reading this article you will never use a...

By: Art Gross
March 26, 2015

City Takeovers with RobbinHood Ransomware

RobbinHood – the Not so Heroic New Outlaw Stealing from the rich to give to the poor – in theory, the original Robin Hood had...

By: Art Gross
May 21, 2019

Employee Buy-In for Security Awareness

Every Cog in the Wheel Matters Whether your name is on the sign out front, or you are in a leadership role, the success of...

By: Art Gross
May 14, 2019

New York to California

Hot Spots New York and California. The mention of these two locations may have you conjuring up images of entertainment, celebrities, and people living the...

By: Art Gross
May 9, 2019

The Blame Game

When a breach occurs, after the confusion and panic have passed (or merely settled in), the finger pointing starts. Generally, clients assume that since the...

By: Art Gross
April 30, 2019

Cybersecurity: An Opportunity to Be the Hero

Missed Opportunities Missed opportunities. They come in many forms, shapes, and sizes. It might be personal, professional, or just for the fun of a moment....

By: Art Gross
April 24, 2019

Business Email Compromise Incidents up 133%

Business email compromises (BEC) scams made a big statement in 2018, seeing a 133% increase over 2017, according to a recent report by Beazley Breach...

By: Art Gross
April 16, 2019

Cybersecurity Common Sense

How many times do I have to tell you? Sadly, if you’re reading this, odds are that you are an adult now, but you should...

By: Art Gross
April 10, 2019

Tax Refund Scams – Know What to Look For

Tis the season! You’re making mental plans with what is hopefully a generous tax refund and deciding what to do with the surplus of cash...

By: Art Gross
April 5, 2019

Small Business, Big Risk

There is no way to emphasize enough, just how important it is for small businesses to be prepared for a cyberattack. But according to a...

By: Art Gross
June 29, 2020

Cybersecurity for Lawyers

Legal Cybersecurity In the world of law, continuing legal education (CLE) credits, or minimum continuing legal education (MCLE) credits, are ongoing professional education credits for...

By: Art Gross
June 22, 2020

Focus On the Flaws

There are gaps in cybersecurity and the level of risk awareness as most of us work from home right now. And if heading back to...

By: Art Gross
June 15, 2020

Adjusting Your Business Model

New Frontier The recent conversation with Chris Wiser and Art Gross covered several issues that will continue to be “hot topics” regardless of where we...

By: Art Gross
June 8, 2020

Government Funds for Cybersecurity

State and local governments need funding and resources. For which thing are we talking about here? Respirators? Masks? No, but we are talking about another...

By: Art Gross
June 3, 2020