Posts by Blake King
Stop Treating IT Like a Cost Center: How to Measure the ROI of Your Technology
Three Key Takeaways If you run a growing business or sign off on an IT budget, you have probably asked, “What are we actually getting for all this money?” Most leadership teams still review IT the way they review office supplies – as a bottomless cost center. Calculating the return on investment (ROI) of your…
Read MoreNIST and HIPAA Compliance Doesn’t Have to Slow You Down: A CEO’s Guide
For most people, compliance ultimately translates to friction. It is overhead, not strategy. It seems like red tape that adds another step to every process. However, when organizations neglect compliance, they expose themselves to concrete risks, such as data breaches that can lead to financial loss or regulatory penalties. Once woven within daily operations, compliance…
Read MoreCMMC in 2026: What Indiana Defense Contractors Need to Know Right Now
Top Three Takeaways What Indiana Defense Contractors Need to Know About CMMC in 2026 CMMC 2.0 enforcement is no longer a future concern for Indiana defense contractors: It’s a present contractual requirement. The Department of Defense finalized CMMC 2.0 in December 2024, and as of 2026, CMMC requirements are appearing in active solicitations and contract…
Read MoreTabletop Exercises: Why Having an Incident Response Plan Isn’t Enough
As a student, you remember fire drills at school. These drills helped teachers and students understand how to stay safe in case of an emergency. The same reasoning applies to tabletop exercises for organizations: These “drills” help teams go beyond a static incident response plan in case of a cybersecurity emergency. Let’s look at some…
Read MoreShadow AI Is Already Inside Your Business: Here’s What to Do About It
Shadow AI is the use of artificial intelligence tools by employees without their organization’s IT or security teams’ knowledge, approval, or oversight. It is the fastest-growing shadow IT risk category in 2026. If your company lacks a formal AI acceptable use policy, employees likely use tools like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, Claude, and many…
Read MoreWhat Is an AI Risk Assessment, and Does Your Business Need One?
At G6, a managed IT and cybersecurity firm, we have been fielding more questions about AI governance in the past 12 months than any other topic. Your employees are already using AI. ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini and dozens of others are helping your team members draft emails, summarize documents and analyze data, often without…
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