Stop Getting Hacked. A Checklist for Chicago Small Businesses.
There's almost no actual hacking involved in most breaches. It's your people. Here's the 10-item checklist to fix that before somebody else does.
There's almost no actual hacking involved in most breaches. It's your people. Here's the 10-item checklist to fix that before somebody else does.
82% of phishing emails are now AI-generated. Attackers probe networks at 36,000 scans per second. Dwell time is down to 5 days. The game changed and most small businesses didn't notice.
You don't need a six-figure security budget. These open source and free tools cover email authentication, endpoint protection, vulnerability scanning, password management, and more. No excuses.
1 in 5 small businesses that get hit with ransomware go bankrupt. 40% say an attack costing $100K would shut them down. The attacks are up 34% this year. Here's what to do.
You know you need to address security. You keep pushing it to next quarter. Here's exactly what that delay is costing you, in dollars, in risk, and in sleep.
41% of applications get denied on first submission. 73% of small businesses fail their assessments. 82% of denied claims had no MFA. Cyber insurance in 2026 has teeth.
A firewall and antivirus is not a security program. If you can't answer 5 basic questions about your security posture right now, you're running on luck. Luck is not a strategy.
That's not a scare tactic. That's Bureau of Labor Statistics data. If you don't have a security program, you're betting your business on luck. Here's why luck runs out.
You process credit cards, run a POS system, and have staff who've never heard of phishing. Attackers know this. Here's how to stop being easy money.
If your guest Wi-Fi and your POS system are on the same network, someone at table 6 with a laptop could reach your payment data. Here's how to fix your wireless security.
IT support and cybersecurity are two different jobs. One keeps your email working. The other keeps your business alive. Most small businesses only have the first one.