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Bits, Bytes & Insights
Practical Technology Guidance. Real World Security Insight.
Explore hundreds of articles covering IT, cybersecurity, compliance, and business technology—written to educate, inform, and help you make better business decisions.
- Actionable Advice
- No Sales Pitch
- Real Experience Behind Every Post
👇 Practical guidance you can actually use—no fluff, just experience driven insight.
Biggest Data Breaches of 2025 (So Far)
In 2025, the biggest data breaches are making headlines—and small businesses are feeling the impact. With cyberattacks growing more advanced and costly, even companies with limited digital footprints are being targeted. From stolen credentials to exposed customer...
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Making Security Awareness Second Nature
Your business’ security program must start with your employees and strong security policies rather than entirely depending on your IT team or the latest security solutions. You can significantly reduce the likelihood of a data breach by combining a well-drafted...
Why Your Business Needs a Data Security Policy
Today, the competitive business environment is data-driven. Data provides key insights into your customers and business performance that helps you make better decisions and improve processes. However, the sudden influx of employees working remotely exposes your...
Cybersecurity: What Every Business Owner Should Know
While organizations and workers have certainly benefited from the advancement of technology, it has also introduced an unprecedented number of cybersecurity risks. Ransomware attacks, for example, hit businesses every 11 seconds in 2021.1 Therefore, what every...
Wisconsin Act 73 Insurance Data Security
Wisconsin’s new cybersecurity law (Act73 - Insurance Data Security) was signed by Governor Tony Evers on July 15, 2021, and can be found in Wisconsin Statutes Subchapter IX of Chapter 601. Act73 - Insurance Data Security is aimed at protecting consumers from...
Cyber Insurance Claim Denied
If you think that your cyber insurance claim will be cleared with no questions asked, think again. While reviewing your claim, your cyber insurance provider will assess whether you took “due care” to protect your business from being compromised by a cyber attack. If...
The Beginner’s Guide to Cyber Liability Insurance for Business
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted everyone in one way or another. If there is one category that most benefited from the pandemic, it’s cyber criminals. That’s why cyber crime has shot up by almost 300% since the start of the pandemic1 and that’s why you must adopt...
Making Hybrid Work Environments Secure
The COVID-19 pandemic caused an unprecedented shift in the way people work. Although most companies relied on a fully remote work model initially, the vaccine rollout has led to the popularization of hybrid work environments. A hybrid work environment has elements of...
Defense in Depth: Think Like a Hacker
The current threat landscape is rapidly advancing, with cyber criminals constantly upgrading their toolset to break through security defenses. If you want to outsmart malicious hackers, it’s time to start to think like a hacker. Fend them off with various layered...
Why Attacks on Critical Infrastructure Are Dangerous
Critical Infrastructure (CI) comprises physical and cyber assets vital for the smooth functioning of societies and nations across the globe. The sectors that make up critical infrastructure differ from one country to another. For example, the USA considers 16 sectors...
4 Reasons Cybersecurity Attack Surfaces Are Expanding
The COVID-19 pandemic impacted individuals and businesses all over the world in one way or another. Almost overnight, it disrupted the way people went about their daily routines and how companies operated. Amidst all the chaos, changes to the cyber landscape with...
Cyber Resilience Strategy for SMBs
Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) usually invest less in cybersecurity, making them easier targets for cyber criminals. Close to 30% of businesses experience a cyber attack at least once per week.1 This only adds weight to the face SMBs must have a solid Cyber...
How to Build a Security-First Culture That Empowers Your Hybrid Workforce
Tools are only as good as their users. This should be your guiding philosophy as the world shifts to a hybrid work model to deal with the complexities posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. While it’s great to define and implement essential security controls and tools, if it...
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