Rick Dexter

In late February, data analytics company LexisNexis Legal & Professional suffered a data breach in which the threat actor responsible used an unpatched application to access the company’s Amazon Web Services infrastructure. While LexisNexis L&P claims the data leaked was minimal, this breach still serves as an important reminder of a critical security principle:

If a company as large as LexisNexis L&P can fall victim to such a simple vulnerability, what’s to say your business won’t?

We used to say change is constant. Now, change is a sprint. We are witnessing a massive shift in how fast the world moves, and it’s not just your imagination—human progress has hit the gas pedal.

Technologies aren't just appearing; they are crashing into each other and maturing so quickly that the "next big thing" is often replaced before it’s even fully installed. This isn't a random spike; it’s the result of three massive forces hitting their stride at once.

No matter how you look at it, there will always be a significant difference between a data backup and a successful recovery. Businesses are too often under the impression that they are one and the same, but this is a faulty belief that puts them at risk. If you back up your files to the cloud, your business needs a way to recover those files, and fast. Otherwise, downtime ensues, and you don’t want that.

If your best defense against cybersecurity threats is to hope your business is too small to target, we’ve got news for you. That’s no cybersecurity strategy, and hackers don’t care how big or small your business is. All they care about is the value your data presents, and let’s be real, that’s a lot.

It’s smart to be skeptical these days. Between the constant buzz about AI and gadgets that promise the world but deliver very little, you don’t want to waste time chasing every shiny new object. Your goal is simple: run a business that is stable, profitable, and efficient.

The good news is that you don't need a computer science degree or a massive budget to make modern technology work for you.