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Is Your SaaS Provider Serious About Security?
My, how times change. It seems like only yesterday I was testing to see if my COVID was going away. Wait, that was...
Microsoft Loop App Now in Public Preview
It feels like a long time ago that I first wrote about Microsoft Loop, the dynamic collaboration app for Teams....
Get Ready for Microsoft Security Copilot
It is raining again here in Northern California (but we are not complaining!). And in the technology world, it...
How Nonprofits Can Use Copilot to Improve Their Impact
Last week my colleague Dan Callahan introduced you to Copilot, Microsoft’s AI assistant soon to be embedded in...
Are You Ready for Copilot?
The news cycle has been abuzz lately about Artificial Intelligence (AI). First there was ChatGPT, then BingGPT, then...
Unmanaged IT Assets: What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You
When was the last time you took a look at all of your IT assets? And I mean, ALL of them? There are several reasons...
How to Get Your Project Unstuck
I did something unusual last week. I met a person for lunch and a meeting. In person. It was wonderful. I could talk...
Is ChatGPT a Threat to Your Organization’s Data Security?
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past few months (and if so, welcome back!), you’ve likely heard about...
Happy International Women’s Day
As I write this post, we are celebrating International Women’s Day (and did I mention Women’s History Month?). What...
Remote Workers and Cybersecurity: Some Important Reminders
Both hybrid and remote work have become extremely common - if not the norm - now that the world has entered a...
Here Are Some Travel Tips for the COVID Era
Something unusual happened to me last week. What happened? Travel. In-person meetings. A quick stroll down Olvera...
Is the New Microsoft Teams Premium Worth the Upgrade?
According to Microsoft, the new Teams Premium package takes the standard Teams offering to a new level, making “every...
How to Be Smart About Buying Cybersecurity Services
Say it with me: There is no single SKU for security services. (SKU=Stock-Keeping Unit) What does this mean? That there...
Use Azure Migrate to Move Your Applications to the Cloud
Jump in the Wayback Machine with me. We return to 2014. CGNET has just finished rolling out Office 365 for a global...
Steps to Surviving a Ransomware Attack
You’ve just been hit with a ransomware attack. Now what? Obviously, the easiest thing to do (for some) seems to be to...
Is Compliance the Next Cybersecurity Frontier?
I remember shopping for posters to decorate my college dormitory room. One poster proclaimed, “The job is not finished...
What Are You Doing to Manage Your MSP?
MSPs. Managed Service Providers. You have one, right? So, what are you doing to manage your MSP? “But wait!” I can...
Separate Your Regular and Administrative Accounts
I had a call today to answer questions about a security audit we recently finished. The customer had several questions...
You Can Help a Smaller Organization Be CyberSmart
I have been on a mission for a while now, looking for ways to push cybersecurity knowledge out to smaller...
Microsoft Teams: New Features for 2023
As 2022 ended and a new year kicked off, Microsoft began rolling out new Teams features and changes. Read on to...
What You Should Do About the LastPass Breach
Welcome to 2023! What with the holidays (you do remember them, right?) and the end-of-year distractions (hello, bomb...
Top Phishing Trends in 2022
Our partners at cybersecurity firm INKY just came out with their “Email Security Annual Report” for 2022-2023, chock...
Try These 2023 New Year’s Resolutions
I am not a fan of New Year's resolutions. My reasoning is part philosophical, part curmudgeonly. That said, I would...
Some Things to be Grateful for in 2022
2022 has been a weird year. We have returned to some elements of our pre-pandemic lives (such as in-person...
How to Record and Share a Video Clip in Teams Chat
Let’s say you are in the middle of a chat with another person – or group – in Teams, and there is something that you...
What I Learned Working with a Nonprofit
I spend a lot of my time working with foundations. These foundations make grants to local nonprofits, providing the...
If Christmas Movies Were About IT
Alright, time for some fun. We are not at the end of the year, but (to paraphrase a politician) we can see it from...
Clone Phishing: A Scary New Tactic
Oh boy. These guys just don’t stop; they’re coming up with new tricks to steal our data, left, right and center. The...
The Online Holiday Scams You Need to Look Out For
Yes, my friends, it’s that time of year again. Time to start making our lists and checking them twice. Time to start...
TAG Conference Hot Takes
Talk about lightning round! I am here at the TAG Conference, getting on the bus shortly to go to the wrap-up event....