If you’ve checked the forecast, you already know this week is brutal — highs near 100°F across the city and Tri-State area through Thursday and Friday, with the heat index pushing 110. This is shaping up to be the most significant heat wave the area has seen in over a decade, and utilities like Con […]

On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will officially end support for Windows 10. While that may feel like a distant date, businesses still relying on Windows 10 for daily operations should start planning now. Ignoring this deadline could expose your organization to unnecessary risks and costs. Why Is Microsoft Ending Windows 10 Support? Microsoft has a […]

The debate over whether to leave your computer on or shut it down nightly has been around for decades. In the early days of bulky desktops and fragile hardware, leaving your machine on made sense. Components like spinning hard drives and fans were prone to wear and tear, and frequent power cycling could hasten their […]

The VPN login was unused but active at the time of the attack, the report said. Additionally, the password has since been discovered inside a batch of leaked passwords on the dark web, suggesting that an employee of the company may have reused the same password on another account that was previously breached. The Hacker […]

This episode took me a while for some reason. I’m not sure why. It’s about passwords. The bane of everyone’s existence, so you would think that it would be simple, right? Apparently not. I mention password managers a lot in this episode. I also go over how the hackers take advantage of our laziness and […]

Manufacturing tends to resist new technology. Not aerospace, though. It’s on the cutting edge. Our own John Virgolino, President/CEO at Consul-vation, discussed technology in the aerospace sector with John Verry, CISO and Managing Partner at Pivot Point Security in episode #43 of The Virtual CISO Podcast. As experts in managing IT security and privacy risk, […]

Let’s face it, stuff happens. Computers crash, hard drives fail, access to the Internet goes down, and electricity goes dark. We rely on our infrastructure to keep our data safe, yet sometimes the unexpected happens. Thankfully, we can be proactive and prepare for most disasters. Backing up our data is an essential part of mitigating […]

Is it safe to put data in the cloud and can it actually be safer than storing it on personal computers or on-premise business servers? Like all questions around risk, it depends.   Unless your company is hosting its own private cloud infrastructure, most cloud services are hosted publicly and are only accessible through the Internet, […]

Our emails, online accounts, personal information, business data, and just about everything we do on our smartphones and computers are at risk of being hacked, stolen, and used against us. There are over 30 billion Internet-connected devices on the planet, and every one of them is a target for cyberattack. But why? TARGET PROFILE Our […]

Get ready, this episode is all about compliance. Security compliance to boot. It’s not the most exciting topic, I’ll admit, but it is a necessary one and your business may have to comply. We are going to do an introductory overview of IT and security compliance requirements and some of the things to look out […]