Every small business needs a game plan for worst-case scenarios, but terms like business continuity and disaster recovery often get confused, and leave SMB asking “what is BC vs DR”? Let’s cut through the jargon with a plain-English guide. What is BC vs DR? These plans are closely related. Disaster recovery is actually a subset

When it comes to safeguarding your business data, the 3-2-1 backup strategy is basically the golden rule. It’s simple enough for a small Denver business yet robust enough to save your company after a disaster. The rule says: keep 3 copies of your data, on 2 different types of storage media, with 1 of those

Small businesses that accept credit card payments often feel overwhelmed by the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard). But achieving credit card security doesn’t have to mean enterprise-level costs or complexity.  Think of “PCI DSS Lite” as focusing on the most critical measures of the full PCI DSS to keep customer card data

All Healthcare providers, from small clinics to larger practices, must take HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) requirements seriously. Beyond protecting patient privacy, complying with HIPAA IT safeguards your business and helps avoid costly breaches and fines.  This primer explains the technical safeguards and best practices every clinic should implement to keep patient data

If you’re seeking cyber insurance (or renewing your policy), be prepared: insurers will probe your IT security practices in detail to verify that you meet the minimum cyber insurance requirements. The days of cheap, no-questions-asked cyber insurance are over. Now underwriters want proof that you’ve implemented specific controls to reduce risk. In fact, many policies

“Zero Trust” is a cybersecurity buzzword you might have heard, but does zero trust for smbs mean? In a nutshell, Zero Trust is a security model that says trust nothing and verify everything. In traditional IT security, you might have a trusted internal network and untrusted outside world. Zero Trust flips that: it treats every

Software updates often feel like a nagging chore. Those pop-ups to install patches always seem to come at the worst time. But neglecting patches can be disastrous.  Unpatched systems are a top cause of breaches; according to Ponemon Institute, 60% of breach victims in one study were compromised via known vulnerabilities that had a patch

Running your business on Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) gives you powerful tools like Gmail, Drive, Docs, and real-time collaboration that keep teams productive and connected. However, many small and midsize businesses don’t realize that the default, out-of-the-box settings aren’t always designed to meet the security needs of a professional business environment. Without proper configuration,