Identifying Cyber Risks in SMBs Using the NIST Framework
Frameworks are great for consultant presentations, but are they relevant to how work actually gets done in the real world? No doubt I have seen my share of boil-the-ocean IT models. I, like most of the pragmatic business leaders of our clients, don’t have time...
Why Cybersecurity Standards are Important to SMBs: Don’t Let Customers Catch You With Your Security Pants Down
I’m often asked if cybersecurity standards are important to SMBs. You bet your sweet bippy! I’ve seen this story play out more and more the past several years: One of our clients frantically contacts us because one of their customers wants to know if their...
The Coming SMB Data Security Compliance Squeeze
Data security compliance has been coming after you for a while. It’s now picking up speed whether you like it or not. A couple of years ago the European Union issued GDPR to help protect citizens’ data rights. Companies that have any data from individuals who reside...
Would you rather….
Nearly all companies today find themselves in a similar surreal business situation. However, ask yourself, would you rather expend your energy fighting to keep everything status quo or ante up to suffer the pain of change? Would you rather stagnate in the new COVID-19...
A CFO’s Concern for IT in the New Normal
I recently had a conversation with a CFO of a smart company. She is making post-pandemic changes to her IT and was referred to Waident by a client. On the surface, Waident is a perfect fit to help her and her team. We work with several firms in her industry with a...
John Ahlberg
CEO, Waident
CIO in the corporate world and now for Waident clients. John injects order and technology into business process to keep employees productive, enterprises running, and data safe.