The Renacy Blog
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Endpoint Security in 2026: Why Antivirus Alone Stopped Being Enough Years Ago
Modern attackers don't bring malware — they use what's already on your machines. Antivirus has nothing to scan. EDR sees the behaviors instead, and insurers now treat it as the baseline rather than the upgrade.
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The Real Cost of Running Legacy Servers vs Moving to the Cloud
The hardware invoice is the smallest part of what legacy infrastructure costs. We break down the full 5-year TCO — power, admin time, refresh cycles, downtime, risk — and show where cloud wins and where on-premise still earns its keep.
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HIPAA & IT: What Healthcare Practices Get Wrong About Managed Services
Most healthcare practices think a signed BAA equals HIPAA compliance. It doesn't — and that single misunderstanding shows up in nearly every OCR investigation. Here's what auditors actually look for and where most engagements have gaps.
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Business Email Compromise vs Phishing: What Leaders Need to Know Right Now
BEC isn't sophisticated phishing — it's a different threat that contains no malicious links and slips past every filter that catches phishing. The defense isn't technical. It's a verification process the organization treats as non-negotiable.
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Ransomware and the Supply Chain: Protecting Logistics Operations from Disruption
Logistics is now a top ransomware target — time-sensitive operations create leverage attackers price into their demands. One compromised vendor can stop your entire chain. Here's how to harden the operations attackers go after first.
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Moving a Law Firm to the Cloud: Security, Compliance & What to Ask Your IT Provider
Done right, the cloud is more secure and more compliant than what most firms run on-premise today. Done wrong, it creates privilege exposure that doesn't come back from a polished apology. Here's how to evaluate the move — and your provider.
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Why Your Business Continuity Plan Isn't Working — and How to Fix It
If your BCP last got updated 18 months ago and has never been tested, the honest assessment is that you don't really have one. The plan is the easy part. Keeping it useful when an actual incident hits is a different discipline entirely.
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Cyber Insurance Requirements Are Changing: What Your Renewal Will Look Like in 2026
Insurers now mandate MFA, EDR, and documented incident response plans. Non-compliant businesses are seeing premiums spike 50–100% — or getting denied coverage entirely. Here's what to prepare before your next renewal.
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Why Employee Offboarding Is Your Biggest IT Security Blind Spot
When employees leave, their credentials often don't. For a 150-person firm with 15% turnover, that's up to 22 access gaps per year — each a potential breach vector and compliance violation.
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How Financial Firms Build IT Resilience Without Over-Spending on Redundancy
IT resilience doesn't mean mirroring everything. Financial firms that tier systems by criticality — protecting what matters most — recover faster and spend more strategically than those who treat everything as mission-critical.
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The Hidden IT Costs That Silently Drain Mid-Sized Company Budgets
The IT invoice is the smallest part of what you're actually spending. Tech friction, unused licenses, redundant tools, and reactive support add up to far more — and most of it never shows up on a line item.
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5 Cloud Migration Mistakes That Are Quietly Draining Your IT Budget
Cloud migration promises reduced costs and greater agility — but a poorly planned move can cost far more than staying on-premise. We break down the five mistakes that consistently trip up growing businesses and how to avoid each one.
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Still on Break-Fix IT? Here Are the Signs You've Outgrown It
Break-fix support works fine when your business is small and technology is simple. But there's a point where reactive IT becomes a liability — and most companies cross that line before they realize it.
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Shadow IT: The Security Risk Already Living Inside Your Network
Your employees are using apps your IT team has never heard of. Every unapproved tool is a potential data breach, compliance gap, and incident response nightmare — and most businesses discover it far too late.
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