Rick Dexter

We’d be the first to admit it: my team and I put a lot of emphasis on security.

That said, we’d argue that this emphasis is completely warranted, especially considering how intent modern cybercriminals are to accomplish their goals. It’s gotten to the point where you really can’t trust anyone… not even the people you’ve hired to work for your business. It’s an unfortunately necessary mindset that today’s business owners must adopt.

This is why establishing zero-trust security standards is so critical.

Most stories you consume will follow the format of introduction, rising action, conflict, falling action, and resolution. The tense parts of the story, the rising action and conflict, are what drive it forward, and they’re also what make things interesting along the way. That said, you can’t run your business like a story, and you can’t run your IT in this way either.

If you’ve ever looked at your phone—or your laptop, or whatever allegedly “smart” device you happened to be using—and wished that things were how they used to be, you certainly aren’t alone. You aren’t imagining things, either… this perception of the products and services we rely on getting worse over time is widespread enough to have its own term, which has expanded beyond its social media-specific origins to all technologies, regardless of whether it's hardware or software. This term was actually named to be 2023’s Word of the Year (per the American Dialect Society), beating “AI” in relevance.

That word? Enshittification, as coined by tech critic and author Cory Doctorow. Let’s explore the concept and what it inevitably leads to.

Ideally, a business owner should be able to focus entirely on growth and operations without worrying about digital threats. However, cybersecurity is a fundamental pillar of business continuity. Ignoring your network defenses doesn't just invite risk, it invites catastrophe.

Ah, the Internet. Connectivity issues aside, it’s a wonderful tool that helps you get more work done. But what happens when those connectivity issues do cause problems for your business? What if you have a strong signal, but you keep getting booted from your virtual meetings for seemingly no reason?