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The acronym CIO is sometimes understood to stand for “Career Is Over,” and here’s why: Business leaders in charge of information technology are not only tasked with driving automation, productivity, business intelligence, digitization, and clo…

At the end of 2022, the world was wrapping up a year that saw — among other major events — the unofficial end of the Covid-19 pandemic, the start of the war in Ukraine, and the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.  

September 15, 2008: The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers triggers a 4.5% one-day drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average, then the largest decline since the attacks of September 11, 2001.  

With the world expected to lose $10.5 trillion annually to cybercrime by 2025, many businesses are working to boost their IT security. Managed service providers (MSPs) are uniquely positioned to help SMBs protect against the biggest cyberthrea…

For many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), prioritizing cybersecurity in hybrid work environments is a challenge. In recent years, a large number of SMBs have shifted to a hybrid workplace structure, where employees work from home for …

Many organizations struggle with developing the right strategy to keep their business protected and also achieve a defense that is cyber resilient. 

A string of recent articles has identified ransomware as the world’s greatest cybersecurity threat, especially with groups like Black Basta offering ransomware as a service. As of late June, Black Basta alone had struck nearly 50 victims with …

Despite observing a decline in ransomware attacks in Q4 2021 and Q1 2022, ransomware attacks are increasing globally once again. Avast witnessed a 24% increase in ransomware attacks in Q2 2022 in comparison to Q1 2022.

Small businesses are the backbone of the economy. In fact, according to the Small Business Administration (SBA), they account for more than half of all private sector jobs in the United States. After weathering the storm of the pandemic, 2022 …