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Short reads on cybersecurity, compliance, AI and automation, and running technology in the Central Valley.

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SecurityOctober 15, 2026

How to spot a phishing email before you click

Phishing emails are one of the most common ways attackers get into a business. They work because they look normal. Three quick checks First, look at...

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AI and AutomationOctober 13, 2026

AI can help tame your inbox without taking over

Email takes a big piece of the workday. Many owners and managers feel buried by it. Where AI can help Modern AI tools can sort incoming...

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Local SupportOctober 9, 2026

Your IT partner should sit down with you regularly

Many businesses only talk to their IT provider when something breaks. That keeps the lights on, but it leaves a lot of questions unanswered. What a...

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ComplianceOctober 8, 2026

CMMC Level 1: what the 15 requirements cover

CMMC Level 1 covers 15 security requirements tied to the basic safeguarding of Federal Contract Information. For a defense contractor, the first step is to understand...

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AI and AutomationOctober 6, 2026

Streamline new employee setup: automation for the busy first day

A new employee's first day sets the tone. When the laptop is not ready, a login does not work, or the right apps are missing, that...

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Local SupportOctober 2, 2026

Local IT help when the problem needs someone onsite

Remote support is useful for many IT problems. But some problems need someone in the room: a failed network switch, an offline production device, or a...

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CybersecurityOctober 1, 2026

When a security incident starts, who makes the first call?

When an account is taken over or an employee opens a malicious file, the first question should not be, “Who do we call?” A simple incident...

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AI and AutomationSeptember 29, 2026

Proactive monitoring: spot problems before they disrupt your day

A slow drive, a backup job that stops running, or a device that keeps dropping off the network can be an early warning. If nobody sees...

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LocalSeptember 25, 2026

Harvest season does not wait for a slow network

Harvest season does not wait for a slow network. Right now Central Valley packing houses, ag offices and processing plants are running at full speed. Scales,...

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ComplianceSeptember 24, 2026

Do you actually know your security posture right now?

Do you actually know your security posture right now, today? Security posture is not a single tool or a single scan. It is the full picture:...

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AI & AutomationSeptember 22, 2026

Your best people should not spend their day on data entry

Your best people should not spend their day on data entry. AI and automation are not about replacing your team. They are about removing the parts...

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CommunitySeptember 18, 2026

Real people. One phone number.

Twenty seven years ago Solid Networks started answering its own phone in Salida, and that has not changed. When you call today, you get someone who...

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ComplianceSeptember 17, 2026

CMMC assessment timeline: the three year myth explained

Here is a CMMC myth we hear often. People think certification locks you into three years of nothing. The truth is simpler. A Level 1 assessment...

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AI and AutomationSeptember 15, 2026

Shadow AI: the tools your team already uses without asking

Your team is already using AI. The question is whether you know which tools, and what they are typing into them. Employees paste client names, contracts,...

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LocalSeptember 11, 2026

Twenty seven years in the Central Valley

Solid Networks opened on May 11, 1999. The technology changed completely. What people want from their IT company did not.

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ComplianceSeptember 10, 2026

CMMC in plain language: what each level actually requires

Level 1 is 15 requirements and a self assessment. Level 2 is 110 and a third party. Here is what that means for a business that...

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AI and AutomationSeptember 8, 2026

The work your team should not be doing by hand

Automation and AI are not futuristic. They give hours a week back to people who are retyping information that a system already has.

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