Cybersecurity panelists.

Dive into this discussion on future proofing your business with an end-to-end cybersecurity program. The panelists include: Michael C. Fillios (Founder and CEO of IT Ally, LLC.) Kevin Piket (Business Development Executive at Ascend Technologies) Dale Miller (Senior IT Business Partner with ChromaScape) Michael Swenson (Executive Director at IT Ally Institute) John Connors (writer and commentator) […]

Businesses are always faced with the challenge to evaluate opportunities and threats and take steps to preserve and create value.

2020 was the year the world changed. Paradigms shifted, long standing assumptions were overturned. Business plans were disrupted, and competitive positions were realigned. New Environment, New Challenges: Small and Mid-Size Businesses of SMBs were heavily impacted by change. Some were advantaged, others disadvantaged by the disruption. For example, a company with technology to facilitate staff […]

Open-heart surgery prepped my SMB for the ultimate future proofing. As a young executive, I received some sage advice from a career coach when discussing the topic of “work life balance.” The advice was simple, but the impact was significant and lifted a burden I was carrying for quite some time. My coach said, “don’t […]

The Cyber Readiness Institute (CRI) asked its Small Business Advisory Council, a group of 15 public and private organizations that serve SMEs in various capacities, to identify key tips to help SMEs become more secure and resilient. The Council developed the following seven fundamental cybersecurity actions. While each enterprise’s individual circumstances will dictate the specifics […]

Michael C. Fillios is the founder and CEO of IT Ally, LLC., a C-Suite IT and Cyber Advisory firm for small and mid-size businesses. He is a four-time CIO and senior global business and technology executive with 25 years of experience in transformation, change leadership, and operations management in the Pharmaceutical, Industrials, Automotive, Banking, and […]

Michael C. Fillios is the founder and CEO of the IT Ally Institute, a nonprofit organization providing small and medium-sized businesses access to knowledge, research, and practical tools to improve their tech bottom line. A senior global business and technology executive with more than 25 years of experience in IT, finance, operations management, and change […]