How Smart is Your Smart Home?

Most smart homes don’t arrive fully formed. You get a few smart gadgets and add more as you go. The question may be: How smart do you want your home to be? What makes it smart in the first place? ...

Is your Data on Sale on the Dark Web?

By now, most people have heard something about the dark web, but it’s largely still a mystery to the general public. ...

Are You Practicing TEM?

In as simple terms as possible, TEM (Threat Exposure Management), also known as CTEM (Continuous Threat Exposure Management), is an important organizational tool for network cybersecurity, helping organizations find and fix weak spots in their digital systems. ...

Do You Have a Password Manager Yet?

For those who read our ITFIRM.COM blog posts, it should be no surprise that, once again, we are going to harp on the importance of strong passwords. ...

Are Your Smart Gadgets Dangerous to Cybersecurity?

Gadgets, gadgets and even more gadgets. The list grows every day. They do take a lot of the tedium out of managing your day-to-day routine, but each new technological boost drags new dangers along with it. ...

Are You Protecting Your Email from the Newest Threats?

Baby Boomers and some of the elders of Generation X remember how we conducted business without email, but it is essential today. ...

Is Malvertising Hurting Your Business?

You’ve heard the word: Malware. It’s somewhat of a ‘catch-all’ that covers everything bad that crooks are using to invade your network. ...

Have You Started Event Logging Yet?

One may say, “Great. Another task to add to my IT ‘to do’ list – and just what the heck is event logging?” Well… it should come as no surprise that it’s about logging events. ...

Are You Slow-Walking Your AI Adoption?

When you see veteran sales people talking to newbies, one saying that often comes up is “If you’re not 15 minutes early, you’re late.” The same goes for business technology. If you are not staying ahead of the curve, you’re behind it - way behind it, and getting further afield every day. ...

Are You Effectively Managing Your Data Lifecycle?

It doesn’t matter if you’ve heard of Data Lifecycle Management (DLM), you’re already practicing it in one form or another. So, if you’re already doing it, why do you need a new name for it? Because just like any aspect of your business, it needs to be structured and have its own Policies & Procedures (P&P). ...