CaboPress – A Business MasterMind (I Think)

For the past three years Chris Lema has invited me to join him at his event – CaboPress. For three years I have declined the request. I declined previously for two reasons: Didn’t think I had much to offer, Afraid of the impressions hanging out on a resort in Mexico would have on my team.…

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Phishing and Ransomware Leads Security Concerns for Organizations

The SANS Institute recently released their 2017 Threat Landscape Survey: User on the Front Line in which they interviewed 263 IT and security professional on the things that keep them up at night. Survey was conducted in May / June of 2017, it’s no surprise Ransomware was top of mind (e.g., WanaCry and Petya dominated…

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Google Begins Campaign Warning Forms Not Using HTTPS Protocol

August 2014, Google released an article sharing their thoughts on how they planned to focus on their “HTTPS everywhere” campaign (originally initiated at their Google I/O event). The premise of the idea was that every website, regardless of what it was doing, should be communicating securely between point A and point B. To help motivate…

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Automattic’s Push into Managed WordPress and It’s Potential Impacts to the Hosting Ecosystem

The Managed WordPress ecosystem welcomes a new entrant – Automattic. Today they officially announced that WordPress.com Business now supports plugins and third-party themes. I am fascinated by the move because I believe it to be an obvious impact to the Managed WordPress ecosystem.  In the interest of full disclosure, I work in the security division…

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Password Management

The year is 2017 and we continue to give advice on the process of creating passwords. This must stop. The phrase “These are the tips to creating a secure password” should be stricken from all presentations, articles, tips and side-bar conversations. Managing passwords has never been more streamlined. Organizations have invested countless hours and resources…

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Define A Financial Structure Early

Perezbox - Financial Structure

If you’re looking to exit your company, building the financial structure for your business will be important. It will be the most important piece of the equation in any future conversations. Unicorns need not apply. It is the most under appreciated. They will get you to the promise land, but then they will also fall…

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