Building A Motivated Team: Hiring Advice For The Workforce You Need Next
It’s not often that you get business advice from the Pat McAfee Show, but a few weeks ago, college football coaching great Nick Saban was a guest on the show and spoke about a philosophy that cuts to the core of hiring for 2025. “I always look for guys that had what I call aspirations […]
Budget Considerations for Cybersecurity
We’ve entered an era of new business risk. Our fast-evolving IT landscape comes with even faster-evolving cybersecurity threats. Companies understandably want to protect their systems, data, and customers, but at what cost? How much is enough? Who should handle the work? The answers are increasingly less about IT structure and digital assets and more about […]
Build The Factory: How To Improve Service Employee Retention
Since the pandemic, the workforce has experienced volatility and a growing disconnect between employees and their employers. Pay transparency allows employees to shop their value in the open market without even needing to interview, and demanding roles lead to fatigue, all of which contribute to the increase in job hopping. Yet those who jump often […]
Focus on Security: Vetting Your Supply Chain
In business, trends often start at the top. The largest companies are the first to adopt new practices, and once they have been refined and proven effective, the ideas trickle down to smaller organizations. That’s certainly the case with cybersecurity. The world’s largest organizations recognized the value of data early, taking steps to secure their […]
Supply Chain Security and Your Small-to-Medium Business
When your credit card was skimmed at the local gas station, you stopped going there for a fill-up. When an online retailer was hacked, and your information was stolen, you got smarter about sharing data. When an odd text message asks you to click the link, you delete it. As consumers, we’re well aware of […]
Small businesses need to secure data before tapping into AI
AI is the acronym on everyone’s lips this summer. Generative AI tools have gone mainstream, and nearly everyone has heard an AI use case that piques their interest. But you’ve got questions about the cost, the security, and how to use your data because you’re a small business, not an enterprise with massive resources. AI […]
The coming cyber reckoning for federal contractors
All signs point to contractor cybersecurity this fall as OASIS+ contracts are awarded and the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification moves toward a final rule. OASIS+ will set the pace as it is the General Services Administration’s government-wide, multi-agency, multiple-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract for non-IT services. The awards started rolling out on July 30, giving awarded […]
The Cybersecurity Learning Curve For CEOs
I recently found myself in two very different scenarios at the same conference. In one session, I was with Ph.D.-level cybersecurity and IT practitioners; in the other, I was in a room of CEOs. Both were concerned about the state of cybersecurity in business today. Both had ideas about how best to strengthen security nationwide. […]
4 Tips to Elevate Your Company’s Cybersecurity
Panelists speak at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Cyber Summit. Photo by Andrew Noh. The cyber threat landscape is ever changing, and businesses can’t afford for their cybersecurity posture to lag behind. According to cyber experts, there are a few key tips that can help organizations of any size improve their cyber hygiene and better […]
Breaking Down the 2024 Cyber Summit
On June 6, the Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City was packed with over 300 knowledgeable cybersecurity experts and government contracting industry professionals for the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Cyber Summit. It was a full day of fast-paced networking, in-depth speeches and exciting panel discussions. Below you’ll find highlights worth remembering from the day’s sessions. To browse […]
