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What Recent Cyberattacks Can Teach Minnesota Nonprofits
It’s easy to hear about attacks on large companies and government victims in your day-to-day and not see your own nonprofit or association in them, or whether your cybersecurity would hold up. However, that shouldn’t be the case. Today we’re looking at how challenging cyber incidents can be

How to Prepare Your SMB from Rising Cybersecurity Threats
To prepare your small business for rising cybersecurity threats, you’ll want to train your team, protect every login, back up your data, and write an incident response plan before an

Windows 10 ESU Year 2 Costs Double on October 14
Windows 10 ESU’s (Extended Security Updates) second year begins on October 14, 2026. That means Microsoft is increasing the price to $122 per device. If your organization is still paying

27 Essential Small Business Productivity Software
Explore business productivity tools tried and tested by a secure managed IT service provider and amp up your efficiency and operations.

AI Management Lessons from OpenAI-Hugging Face Incident
AI governance is the set of policies, controls, and oversight practices that determine which AI tools your organization uses, what data they can access, who approves them, and how risks

How to Use AI for Tough Business Decisions
Using AI for business decision-making works best when you stop asking it for answers, and you let it ask you questions first. At one of our virtual events, Gar Whaley

Striking a Balance Between Digital Innovation and Risk
To meet growing customer and employee expectations, your organization must balance digital innovation and risk. That means rolling out new technology at a pace your organization can actually absorb –








