Happy New Year to one and all! Here I am, once again, with that time-honored tradition of attempting to forecast what...
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AI Drove. I Believed.
I rode in a Waymo for the first time recently. It was fun and practical, and it meant I could talk to my colleague...
A Nonprofit Incident Response Exercise Your Board Will Thank You For
Nonprofits face ever-evolving cyber threats—from phishing to ransomware to business email compromise. Yet many...
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Phish-mas: 2025 Holiday Scams
Yep, here I am again: your annual voice of doom and gloom, warning you about this year’s biggest holiday phishing...
ChatGPT: Big-Time Fail (and My Turkey Almost Paid the Price)
You know that little disclaimer ChatGPT gives you? “Double-check your answers. ChatGPT may make mistakes.” It turns...
New Copilot Chat Features Coming to Microsoft 365
As a longtime Microsoft Partner supporting nonprofits, foundations, and mission-driven organizations, we pay close...
Trust Under Attack: AI Deepfakes Rewriting the Rules for Nonprofit Security
Philanthropy has always attracted fraudsters — fake charities, spoofed donor names, wire transfer scams. But with the...
AI for Everything. Even Thanksgiving.
I use artificial intelligence for everything. Whether it’s picking out shampoo, dog food, or even when ordering my...
AI for Good Security: Helping Nonprofits Defend Against Cyber Threats
As we all know, nonprofits exist to make the world better, not to fend off hackers. Yet as more mission-driven...
The AI Shortcut Trap (and What Moby Dick Taught Me)
I still remember the slight knot in my stomach back in school when I’d reach for the Cliff Notes instead of finishing...
Study Shows How ChatGPT Is Transforming Our Lives
I feel like most people I know have at least experimented with ChatGPT or some other GenAI tool by now. And frankly,...
Cybersecurity in Nonprofits: Lessons from the 2025 Incident Report
Cybersecurity is no longer just a concern for big corporations -- nonprofits are increasingly in the crosshairs of...
Beyond the Hype: Real-World AI Adoption in Software Teams
At CGNET, we regularly evaluate which AI tools are most effective for specific jobs. My own use of AI centers on...
Human Risk Management (HRM): Turning People into Cybersecurity Assets
It seems like every week I see news stories about how cybersecurity threats are evolving at a frightening rate, now...
AI House of Cards: Teetering on Disaster
Artificial intelligence is like a house of cards that could collapse if it keeps building on its own shaky creations...
Cybersecurity Insurance: A Shield or a Sham?
Cybersecurity insurance has become a hot topic in recent years, especially as data breaches, ransomware attacks, and...
Ghost in the Machine: How to Humanize AI-Generated Writing
Ever run into text so smooth it slipped right out of your head? That’s when I know AI’s fingerprints are all over it....
Why is AI Such a Sycophant?
I sort of like it when my trusty AI assistant (usually ChatGPT or Perplexity) says “Great Topic” or “that's a good...