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Training That Sells: How Certifications Drive Revenue in 2026

Cybersecurity training is evolving beyond compliance. Today, MSPs can offer certifications in cybersecurity, AI awareness, and productivity tools that provide real professional value for end-users....

By: Zach Morrison
March 11, 2026

March Madness is Here and So is Our Full-Court Press in Cybersecurity

March Madness is all about preparation, strategy, and execution — and the same is true for cybersecurity in the age of AI. As threats accelerate,...

By: Zach Morrison
March 4, 2026

When AI Hallucinates: What ‘The Pitt’ Reveals About Cybersecurity and the Power of Human Oversight

AI-assisted tools promise efficiency in healthcare, but AI hallucinations can quietly introduce clinical and cybersecurity risk. As highlighted in The Pitt, human proof-checking and governance...

By: Zach Morrison
February 25, 2026

How to Mitigate AI Risk Without Killing Productivity: Part 3 of a 3-Part Series

Blocking AI isn’t a realistic strategy, and it won’t eliminate risk. The real solution is secure AI adoption paired with practical employee training that reduces...

By: Chris Gross
February 18, 2026

Ransomware using Remote Desktop to spread itself

According to an article over at SC Magazine, hackers are using brute force to crack their way into Remote Desktop / Terminal Servers and installing...

By: Art Gross
October 31, 2015

Employees are the biggest security threat

There is a very good article over at the Grand Forks Herald that makes a compelling case that employees are the biggest security threat a...

By: Art Gross
October 1, 2015

MSPs: If your client has a data breach they will blame you

As we talk to potential MSP partners and give presentations at ASCII and MAXfocus events, we are starting to hear a common message: I worried...

By: Art Gross
August 23, 2015

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 See PII Disclosure as Top Cyber Threat

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

Business Email Compromise Scams – Here to Stay

Business email compromise (BEC) scams remain one of the most widely used attack vectors among cybercriminals to date. In fact, cybercriminals are finding so much...

By: Art Gross
October 2, 2018

Breached Records to Skyrocket with SMBs as the Biggest Targets

A lot can happen in 5 years, and unfortunately, not always for the better. According to a recent report by Juniper Research, Cybercrime & the...

By: Art Gross
September 17, 2018

51% of SMBs at Risk: Why Cybersecurity Awareness Training Matters

Small businesses are often thought to be a forgotten entity when it comes to cybercrime. On the surface, it seems like a fair assumption that...

By: Art Gross
September 6, 2018

The Psychology of Falling for a Phishing Email

Phishing is a cybercrime that has been around for many years, where targets are sent malicious emails claiming to be from a legitimate individual or...

By: Art Gross
August 9, 2018

Phone-Based 2FA: Not so Secure After All

In a time where data breaches have become the norm, there is no such thing as exercising too much caution when it comes to protecting...

By: Art Gross
August 3, 2018

10 Predictions: Why You Need Cybersecurity Awareness Training Now

There are so many predictions for 2018 when it comes to cyber security. Gathering them all would make an endless list. So let’s focus on...

By: Art Gross
March 25, 2018

NY DFS Enforcing Cybersecurity Requirements

If you are a New York Financial Services organization and have not complied with the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) Cybersecurity Regulations (23...

By: Art Gross
March 5, 2018

The Human Factor – The Weakest Link In Data Protection

By: Art Gross
February 26, 2018

It’s All Too Much

Maintaining your sanity as a business owner during this time of global crisis is enough to make you want to crawl into bed and come...

By: Art Gross
April 28, 2020

Security Training and a Remote Workforce

Technology at the Forefront Many companies are finding that the technology projects that were put on hold, or on the back burner, have moved up...

By: Art Gross
April 23, 2020

Maintenance Mode

As an MSP, you are on call 24/7, even if your hours are not technically ‘round the clock’. As a business owner, this is amplified....

By: Art Gross
April 8, 2020

Securing Your Workforce

The arrival of COVID-19 restructured the world in countless ways. We have had to rethink how we socialize, live day-to-day, and in order to keep...

By: Art Gross
April 2, 2020

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

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