April 17th, 2025 → 1:33 pm @ afoelber // No Comments
Your employees might be the biggest cybersecurity risk in your business – and not just because they’re prone to click phishing e-mails or reuse passwords. It’s because they’re using apps your IT team doesn’t even know about. This is called Shadow IT, and it’s one of the fastest-growing security risks for businesses today. Employees download and use unauthorized apps, software and cloud services – often with good intentions – but in reality they’re creating massive security vulnerabilities without even realizing it. What Is Shadow IT? Shadow IT refers to any technology used within a business that hasn’t been approved, vetted or secured by the IT department. It can include things like: Employees using personal Google Drives or Dropbox accounts to store and share work documents. Teams signing up for unapproved project management tools like Trello, Asana or Slack without IT oversight. Workers installing messaging apps like WhatsApp or Telegram on […]
April 17th, 2025 → 1:31 pm @ afoelber // No Comments
A client recently asked me, “What mistakes do you see business owners making the most when it comes to IT and cybersecurity?” Oh, where to begin… After years of working with businesses of all sizes, the biggest mistake I see time and again is treating IT and cybersecurity as an afterthought. It doesn’t matter how many data breaches are in the news; I see business owner after business owner either underestimating the real risks of cyberthreats or assuming that setting up some basic protections is enough. I hate to be the one to break it to you, but it’s not enough. A single breach, ransomware attack or IT failure can cripple your business overnight. And yet, too many companies take a reactive approach – prioritizing security only after something goes wrong – which, guess what, is more tiresome and more expensive. Another common mistake? Thinking free software is “good enough.” […]
