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Budget Cyber for Small Companies
The average cost of a ransomware attack has trended downward in recent years, but that is not good news. The drop in the average is...
Ralph Labarta
Apr 182 min read


When a Phishing Email is Too Good?
If one of the methods to spot a phishing email is to look for poor grammar, spelling errors, word choice, etc., then it is clear to see...
Ralph Labarta
Dec 4, 20241 min read


CrowdStrike Outage Highlights Vendor Risk
Vendor Risk was often a featured item in board updates during my time as CIO. It was nearly always elevated to a "moderate" risk level beca
Ralph Labarta
Jul 22, 20242 min read


Downsizing and Managing Technology Risk
IT labor costs represent a sizable share of IT budgets and unfortunately represent the easiest way to realize immediate cost reductions.
Ralph Labarta
Jul 9, 20242 min read
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