The Quick Version If you’re a title company handling consumer financial information (which… you are), the FTC Safeguards Rule isn’t something you “get to later.” It’s a set of expectations for how you manage risk, protect data, and prove you’re doing it.And here’s the part most firms miss: this isn’t...
The Day Nothing Worked (And No One Knew Why)
It started small. Someone couldn’t log into email. Then the accounting system froze. Then the phones started acting strange. Within an hour, half the office was standing in doorways asking the same question: “Is IT working on it?” The uncomfortable answer? There wasn’t a clear “it.” There were tools. There were vendors. There were passwords written down somewhere. There were good...
What IT Compliance Standards Should Professional Services Firms Follow (PCI-DSS, SOC 2, CIS Controls) — and How Do You Get Compliant?
Professional services firms don’t need to comply with every security framework—but they do need a defensible baseline. For most firms with 10–25 employees, that baseline is the CIS Critical Security Controls, with additional standards like PCI-DSS or SOC 2 applying only in specific situations. In practice, most firms can reach...
When Cyber Insurance Becomes a Trap
Innocent Mistakes - Voided Claims Cyber insurance applications are legal documents—and insurers take every checkbox seriously.If a business unintentionally overstates its security controls, even by accident, a claim can be denied. Worse, if an MSP helped provide the information, we can get swept into the fallout too.Most clients assume these...
The AI Balancing Act: Efficiency vs. Exposure
AI Is Eating Your To-Do List — But It Might Be Leaking Your Data Let’s get one thing straight: AI isn’t some self-aware machine plotting world domination—it’s not HAL 9000 or Skynet. It’s a tool. And like any good tool, it can either build your business or blow a hole...
Windows 10 EOL
Windows 10 End of Life: What Business Leaders Need to Know (and Do Next) If your business still relies on Windows 10, October 14, 2025 is a date you can’t afford to ignore. On that day, Microsoft will officially end support for Windows 10 — and while your computers may...