Thoughts From the Deck

Summer is here to give us more distractions from paying close attention to the emails we receive. For the last several years, most cyber-attacks have actually started with an email. The really good social engineering...Read More

According to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, cyber incidents have surged among small businesses that often don't have the resources to defend against the devastating attacks like ransomware. We...Read More

Many of the small business owners and managers that I talk with don't really understand the importance of cybersecurity awareness training and why they and their employees should do it regularly. Now, I found out...Read More

In May of 2021, on the eve of Mother's Day weekend, cybercriminals launched the Darkside ransomware attack against the IT network of Colonial Pipeline that runs 5500 miles of fuel pipelines all down the East Coast,...Read More

Coming to you from a distant deck at Marco Island, Florida. Again, cheers. After I got here to Marco Island, I had the opportunity to be a contestant on Cybersecurity Jeopardy! With our host Miles Walker, whom many...Read More

As many of you know, it's fiesta time here in San Antonio, so I thought I'd kick off today with a wine glass and some festive multicolor lights on the bottom. Many of you may not know it, but Fiesta originally...Read More

Coming to you from a distant deck at Marco Island, Florida, today. Cheers. I just spent the last week at the Kaseya Global Connect Conference getting updates on the current technology landscape from Fred Voccola, CEO...Read More

You'll probably notice that I toasted you with a wine chalice, and this hat is very similar to the one that Indiana Jones wears. Now, you might remember the statement that Indiana Jones made Don't bring a sword to a...Read More

The big question today is what is cybersecurity compliance? When researching this, I found a very formal definition saying that cybersecurity compliance is, at its core adhering to standards and regulatory...Read More