Blog
Posted when something real happens.
Regulatory deadlines, industry recognition, speaking engagements, and quarterly reflections. Written when there is something worth saying, not to fill a calendar slot.
What gets covered
Four topics, because those are the ones that keep coming up.
Most posts fall into one of four areas. IT strategy, meaning budgeting, roadmapping, and the decisions leadership has to make before a renewal or a growth push. Security and compliance, including breach response, insurance requirements, and what a framework actually asks of a business your size. Managed services, covering what a provider should handle, what switching really involves, and how to tell whether yours is doing the job. And industry commentary, which is where recognition, speaking engagements, and conference takeaways land.
Posts here are the shorter, time-bound pieces. When a topic needs a fuller explanation that stays useful for years, it becomes a guide in the resources library instead. If you are trying to solve something specific today, start there. If you want to know what we think about what is happening right now, start below.
- Special Series
The Hollow Run Files: A Halloween Cybersecurity Mystery
A 13-part fictional mystery on LinkedIn, October 13 to 31. Follow the episodes, examine the evidence, and submit your guess before noon on Halloween.
Read more: The Hollow Run Files: A Halloween Cybersecurity Mystery - Practical Guides
Email Spoofing Only Works When the Easy Things Aren't Done
Someone sending email as your company is usually preventable with three free DNS records. If those aren't set up correctly, it's worth asking what else isn't.
Read more: Email Spoofing Only Works When the Easy Things Aren't Done - Practical Guides
Windows 10 ESU Year Two: Why Replacing the Machines Beats Renewing
Windows 10 Extended Security Updates double in price on October 14. For most businesses, another year of ESU is money spent keeping alive hardware you'll have to replace anyway.
Read more: Windows 10 ESU Year Two: Why Replacing the Machines Beats Renewing - Regulatory & Compliance
The HIPAA Security Rule Update Slipped to July 2027. That Isn't a Reason to Wait.
HHS moved its target for the Security Rule overhaul. The rule in effect today, and what OCR expects under it, didn't change.
Read more: The HIPAA Security Rule Update Slipped to July 2027. That Isn't a Reason to Wait.
Common questions
Questions leadership usually asks first.
Who actually writes what's posted here?
Is this blog just marketing, or is there real content here?
Why do some posts cover industry recognition or speaking engagements instead of IT topics?
Next step
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