AM3 Technology & Cybersecurity

A smarter home should also be a safer home!

Every connected device deserves protection. Is your smart home secure?

Your phone number could be the key to your digital life. Don't let cybercriminals take control. Learn how to protect yourself from SIM swapping.

Your incident response plan has never been tested. Every tabletop exercise reveals gaps that would be catastrophic in a real incident. Schedule a sixty-minute drill this month. Fix the critical gaps before Q4 begins.

A phishing kit costs twelve dollars. Defending your business costs millions. But the best investments are not the expensive ones. Training, MFA, and patching stop more attacks than any tool you can buy. Out-prepare the attacker.

Fall conference season is open season for network attacks. Event Wi-Fi is a playground for credential interception. Use your phone hotspot instead. VPN everything. Never log into sensitive systems on a shared network.

Most insider threats are not malicious. They are good employees making honest mistakes. Classify your data so people know what is sensitive. Make reporting errors safe, not punitive, hidden mistakes become breaches.

Passing an audit does not mean you are secure. Some of the largest breaches happened at fully compliant organizations. Test your controls against real attack scenarios, not just audit frameworks. Compliance is a floor, not a ceiling.

Speed is not the goal when you are clearing your inbox. Attackers count on rushed clicks, especially when your team is racing through hundreds of unread messages. Sort by sender before you triage. Flag anything financial for a second look. Verify unusual requests through a separate channel before you act. Slow down and stay secure.

When Best Buddies International asked me to speak at the Global Forum in Panama City next week, I didn't hesitate. I'll be speaking on AI in nonprofits alongside leaders from across the Best Buddies global network.

Best Buddies has been one of the most meaningful partnerships AM3 has built. Working alongside their team on the technology and security side of their mission has taught me as much as anything I'll be presenting.

I'll be sharing practical ways nonprofits can use AI responsibly, from cutting administrative overhead to protecting the data of the people they serve, without losing sight of the human mission behind the work.

Grateful to BBI for the invitation and looking forward to the conversations that happen when people from different countries and sectors get in the same room.

Panama City, see you next week.

Back-to-school season quietly expands your corporate attack surface. One unpatched device on your home Wi-Fi can bridge into your business systems. Segment your home network and require endpoint checks before VPN access.