Crypto-Agility: The Skill That Outlasts Every Standard
IoTSSA2026-07-20T12:35:33+00:00“What happens when the standard changes? Are we going to have to do this again in five years?"
The Cyber Insurer Landscape
IoTSSA2026-07-13T16:20:59+00:00Carriers are watching. The same way they watched multi-factor authentication for two years before it became a hard underwriting requirement around 2021.
PQC Readiness as a Service
IoTSSA2026-06-29T13:27:49+00:00"Hold on. We already pay you for managed services. This PQC migration should be included in the current SLA."
When the Heat Map Comes Back Red
IoTSSA2026-06-22T12:50:02+00:00The heat map came back red.It always does. That is not a bad outcome. That is the beginning of a billable relationship.
IT can be a Thankless Profession
IoTSSA2026-06-15T12:58:00+00:00"Whoa, whoa, whoa, we don't do cybersecurity. That is on the customer. We have it written right in our SLA." I heard that line verbatim from dozens of owners. Amazing how far the channel has come.
You Can’t Migrate What You Can’t See
IoTSSA2026-06-08T15:07:52+00:00This is triage, not an audit. It is fast, repeatable, and billable.
Harvest Now, Decrypt Later: What Your Clients’ Data Is Worth in 2030
IoTSSA2026-06-02T12:15:19+00:00Sophisticated threat actors are intercepting and storing your clients' encrypted data right now.
The Cryptographic Inventory: What You’ll Likely Find
IoTSSA2026-05-29T12:35:18+00:00The first time I ran one of these for a real client, we expected to find RSA in the firewall VPN and maybe a few certificates. We found that, plus three legacy APIs still negotiating
Why Every MSP Conversation in 2026 Will Include Quantum
IoTSSA2026-05-25T14:09:13+00:00Some of the encrypted traffic leaving your network right now is being archived by sophisticated actors