by John Ahlberg | Security, Strategy
We are excited to announce that Waident launched a series of short talks on YouTube! Meet IT experts: John Ahlberg, the CEO and founder of Waident Technology Solutions. John worked as a CIO in the corporate world and now he makes sure Waident keeps people...
by Jeff McKay | Security, Strategy, Support
Does the MSP share our vision for IT and its purpose? Financial viability is critical for an MSP. Prudent financial management ensures that the proper investments are being made in the business and that the MSP can survive the booms and busts of technology trends....
by Patrick Giantomasso | Security, Strategy
After SMBs Identify risks in the first step of the NIST Framework, the second step defines the process to Protect your assets. We like to refer to this NIST step as making the “security sandwich.” We like this metaphor because we incorporate layers of...
by Patrick Giantomasso | Security, Strategy
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...
by Patrick Giantomasso | Compliance, Security, Strategy
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 over the past several years: One of our clients frantically contacts us because one of their customers wants to know if...
by John Ahlberg | Compliance, Strategy
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...