Virtual Business Solutions Blog

Back in the early 2000s, a “tech guy” like a neighbor, a cousin, or a solo freelancer, was often enough to keep a small office running. Nowadays, it’s an entirely different ballgame. The landscape of business technology has shifted so dramatically that you need a strategic professional managing your IT, not an amateur, but not for the reasons you might expect.

On March 23, the Federal Communications Commission announced its intention to ban the sale of all foreign-made Wi-Fi routers moving forward, with manufacturers able to apply for a conditional approval exemption on the FCC’s website. While this will obviously have an impact on businesses of all shapes and sizes, it may not be the one you’d expect.

Let’s talk about what this ban means, both in terms of its requirements and in relation to your business. Spoiler: it’s going to get complicated.

Think about your monthly calendar. How many blocks of time are swallowed up by back-and-forth emails and technical disputes with service providers? Most leaders find themselves acting as an unpaid mediator between their own vendors; a role that frustratingly offers zero ROI.

Realistically, the biggest cyberthreats you are likely to face will be born within your office. This is not to say that you’ve actually hired a team of cybercriminals posing as good-intentioned employees… In many cases, the issue actually stems from how good-natured your employees are.

In their drive to prove their worth, these team members can develop habits that counterproductively harm your organization. Let’s dive in and discuss a few ways this happens, and what can be done about it.

We all know that person who is just a little too comfortable with artificial intelligence. The one that is always talking about—and to—the LLM they use. The one that is always mentioning the prompts they created.

The danger isn't just that the AI is smart; it’s that the AI is extremely sycophantic. It is programmed to agree and to validate. When a chatbot stops challenging you and starts reinforcing your every whim, you aren't gaining an assistant, you’re losing touch with reality.