Tag: Cybersecurity

  • Tool Sprawl is a Tax 

    Tool Sprawl is a Tax 

    Tool sprawl rarely starts as a mistake. It starts as a series of reasonable choices. A new app solves a real problem. A new dashboard shows up because nobody trusts the reports they’re getting. Another security control gets layered in because an insurance renewal got more demanding. None of that is crazy. Most of it…

  • When Security Got Personal 

    When Security Got Personal 

    The first time I saw a business lose access overnight, it wasn’t a random glitch. After a deliberate attack, I was brought in from outside the company to stabilize the situation and restore operations. The room went quiet in a way I still remember. Not panic. Not yelling. Just people realizing, all at once, that…

  • Cyber Break-Fix is Keeping You Exposed  

    Cyber Break-Fix is Keeping You Exposed  

    A user’s mailbox does something strange on a Tuesday. You reset the password, run a scan, clean up an unwanted application or two, and the user gets back to work. It feels handled. Then it happens again. Different user. Same “weird.” Now you’re in the pattern owners hate most: whack-a-mole with real business risk behind…