From the Droptine team
New pieces from the Droptine team on protecting client records, getting through audits and insurance renewals, and managing who can reach your systems.
Too many businesses only learn how to secure their business after it's too late.
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Guidance from our expert team on client-data protection, defensive readiness, vendor access, system audits, and the questions insurers ask that businesses are never aware of.
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CMMC Phase 2 Is Temporarily Suspended. Your Compliance Work Is Not.
The Phase II suspension changes how CMMC may be assessed. It does not erase Phase I, NIST SP 800-171, DFARS 7012, or False Claims Act risk.
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The Quiet Target: Why Family Offices Get Hit — and What Actually Stops It
Family offices manage bank-sized wealth with small-business defenses. Here's where the real risk lives, and the handful of controls that stop most attacks.
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Should You Work From a Coworking Space With Client Data?
Coworking spaces can work for sensitive business tasks, but only if you protect the device, the connection, and the access you carry.
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Case Study: How an Attacker Gains Access to Critical Systems Inside a Small CPA Firm
How a CPA firm actually gets breached: a busy accountant, a fake Microsoft 365 login, six quiet weeks, and the basic controls that stop the attack cold.
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Texas SB 2610: The Cybersecurity Safe Harbor That Can Cap Your Breach Liability
Texas SB 2610 shields businesses under 250 employees from punitive damages after a breach, if they run a compliant security program. What the law requires, by size.
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Nation-State Cyber Risk: Why Small Businesses Get Caught in the Crossfire
When geopolitical tensions spike, so does cyber risk, and small businesses get caught in the blast radius. What that means for SMBs, and the steps that matter.
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What Ransomware Really Costs a Small Business
For a small business, ransomware is a recovery problem, not just a ransom bill. What it really costs, and the controls that keep you running.
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Business Email Compromise: The Six-Figure Email That Doesn't Look Like an Attack
Business email compromise empties accounts without malware. It just takes a convincing email. Why AI made it worse, and the verification habits that actually stop it.
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