Sitting on a Powder Keg: What CEOs Must Address in Their IT Landscape – Part Four

By Farica Chang, Managing Principal “Don’t click on suspicious links.” If that’s the extent of your company’s cybersecurity training, you might as well tell your employees not to get scammed. The truth is, while your IT team has been repeating the same cautionary tales, cybercriminals have been engineering increasingly sophisticated attacks that exploit our inherent […]
Sitting on a Powder Keg: What CEOs Must Address in Their IT Landscape – Part Three

By Farica Chang, Managing Principal Key in the right combination of letters in May 2016, and you could’ve gained access to the Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest accounts of one of the founding fathers of social media. Turns out, even Mark Zuckerberg wasn’t safe from account compromise—or the consequences of not enforcing strong access controls. By […]
IT Due Diligence: 5 Things Buyers Look for in Company Acquisitions

By Mark Anderson, Managing Principal When preparing a business for acquisition, most owners focus on financial statements, client rosters, and market positioning. But there’s another critical area that potential buyers scrutinize closely: your IT infrastructure. From the state of your existing technology to its scalability and efficiency, your IT landscape plays a pivotal role in […]
Sitting on a Powder Keg: What CEOs Must Address in Their IT Landscape – Part Two

By Farica Chang, Managing Principal What would you consider your IT team’s most important responsibility? Fixing a Wi-Fi outage, perhaps? Setting up accounts so your new hires can hit the ground running? Or maybe the password resets that save your staff time and time again. If you asked any of our team the same question, […]
Integrating Legacy Systems with Modern Tech for Next-Gen Leadership

By Hadley Grow, Project Management Lead In the high-speed world of business technology, it’s easy to get caught up in the allure of the latest innovations. But for many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), legacy systems remain the backbone of daily operations. As you contemplate the future of your business—whether that means evolving your own […]
Seasonal Safety: How to Avoid Cyber Scams This Festive Season

By Amy Anderson, Founding Principal The holiday shopping season is upon us, and while you’re making your list and checking it twice, cybercriminals are crafting their own strategies to separate you from your hard-earned money. Today, we’re providing some guidance on staying safe during the festive period—and all year round. Key Insights The promise of […]
Sitting on a Powder Keg: What CEOs Must Address in Their IT Landscape – Part One

By Farica Chang, Managing Principal Here’s a staggering statistic that should make every SMB leader sit up and take notice: the global cost of cybercrime is forecasted to rise to 12.4 trillion dollars by 2027. Even more alarming? Half of that cost will be incurred by SMBs just like yours. As a C-suite executive, it’s […]
Creating a Digital Transformation Roadmap for Generational Business Transfers

By Amy Anderson, Founding Principal As you contemplate passing the torch to the next generation or preparing for a sale, it’s crucial to ensure your business is primed for a smooth transition. While financial statements and customer relationships tend to take center stage in transfer preparations, there’s an often-overlooked aspect that can significantly impact your […]
Standardizing Emails for Scale: Enhancing Security and Customer Experience

By Principal Farica Chang It’s the small things that add together to make a big difference. This holds true for our client in the property management industry, who approached us to get help with standardizing their email management. Email accounts and signatures are like online calling cards, except these digital ones can make an especially […]
Are You Ready for SEC Rule 10?

Public and private companies in the financial services industry face an ever-growing number of external influences and pressures around good business practice and regulation. Two of the most critical are the mounting expectations to keep people and data safe and the scrutiny of regulators that exist to protect the assets of the industry. The SEC […]