Category: Management Advice

When Will the Chip Shortage End?

And How to Steer Your Business Through It

Port of Long Beach | Kirby Lee via AP

If you run a business—or manage IT for one—you are undoubtedly familiar with the ever-lengthening lead times for critical networking equipment like firewalls, routers, switches, and Wireless Access Points. And yes, you want to know when the shortage will end.

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Questions Surround Russian Cybersecurity Firm, Kaspersky

Kaspersky Services Called into Question

The Situation

As the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to spread, the German government’s cyber authority, BSI, has issued a warning to citizens and governments, advising them to stop using antivirus products produced by Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity company owned by Eugene Kaspersky, a Russian national. Separately, here in the US, the FCC took the significant step of declaring Kaspersky a national security threat. Kaspersky is the first cybersecurity firm to be labeled as such.

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Why You Need Cyber Liability Insurance

Why You Need Cyber Liability Insurance

Why You Need Cyber Liability Insurance

What is cyber liability insurance? We’re glad you asked! Admittedly not the most entertaining of topics, cyber liability insurance is very, very important to your business.

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Attention Start-Ups: Do You Need Hipster Replacement Surgery?

Hipster Dog

ATTENTION START-UPS: DO YOU NEED HIPSTER REPLACEMENT SURGERY?

If your business’ digital infrastructure is run by “a guy you know,” you might be in trouble. Even if that guy is your best friend from kindergarten, a genius in his own right, and doesn’t even wear a fedora or ride a skateboard to the office.

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