At first glance, the water seems still. That's exactly what makes Shark Week so gripping each year: the real threat is never obvious on the surface. It's already in motion below. Cybercriminals work the same way.... Continue Reading
Since January, your business has kept moving — and so have your systems. As your team grew, new tools were introduced and decisions were made quickly to keep operations on track. What's often harder to... Continue Reading
An Irvine staffing company paid $23,000 in cyber insurance premiums for three years, filed a claim after a ransomware attack encrypted their HR database, and discovered their policy excluded "unencrypted data stored... Continue Reading
A Newport Beach marketing firm opened Monday morning to find every file extension changed to .locked and a ransom note demanding $47,000 in Bitcoin—by the time they called their break-fix IT guy three hours later,... Continue Reading
If you only speak with your IT provider at renewal time, you're missing the bigger picture. Technology never stays still, and neither do the risks that come with it. That's why quarterly IT reviews are essential... Continue Reading
Last year, a 28-person Orange County marketing agency lost $47,000 when an attacker used an employee's home Wi-Fi network to intercept VPN credentials—and the business owner had no idea remote networks even needed... Continue Reading
In 2023, a Texas payroll company with 800 employees was breached through an accounting software vendor's unpatched file transfer tool—exposing W-2 data for 36,000 employees at client companies who had no idea their... Continue Reading
Outdated technology can feel a lot like a favorite pair of shoes with the sole coming loose—still usable, but clearly not built for the demands of today. You notice the warning signs in everyday moments: an... Continue Reading
A Newport Beach manufacturing firm spent $847 per employee on cybersecurity last year—and still got breached because they bought the wrong tools in the wrong order. The breach cost them $92,000 in recovery... Continue Reading