Two sister engineering firms, one on each side of the US-Canada border, and the quiet IT work that kept them secure through customer security reviews and into an acquisition. The short version: Two firms, one border between them These two companies came to me about seven years ago. Sister firms, shared ownership, one operating in … Read more
From Breach Cleanup to Buyout: Cybersecurity Due Diligence in a Real Acquisition How 4.5 years of security work turned a single-location self-storage company into a clean acquisition target, and what a three-week technology handoff looks like when the buyer runs 50+ facilities. The short version: It started with a breach They found me the way … Read more
I’ve always tried to have the most secure mindset when it comes to my passwords. Unfortunately with the news of the recent LastPass hacks, I’ve had to migrate away from it (over a year ago at this point) but now with the more serious breach that occurred, I decided to update ALL of my passwords, … Read more