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I recently had a conversation with a CFO of a smart company. She is making post-pandemic changes to her IT and was referred to Waident by a client.  On the surface, Waident is a perfect fit to help her and her team. We work with several firms in her industry with a similar workforce, technology platforms, and geographic dispersion. We support all their people and …

Times of transition are strenuous, but I love them. They are an opportunity to purge, rethink priorities, and be intentional about new habits. We can make our new normal any way we want. – Kristin Armstrong, Three-time Olympic gold medalist   Many of us have been focused on keeping our companies afloat—conserving cash, protecting employees, retaining customers, adapting to “martial law,” and navigating new layers …

Who would have thought a month ago that your entire team would be working remotely and that they would need to be doing it for months? I can’t get the phrase “Crazy Times” out of my head every time I think about it.  Do you know who is really enjoying this crazy time? Hackers! Cybercriminals are walking in tall cotton with all the business disruption …

These are some thoughts from John Wooden, legendary coach of 10 UCLA Bruins NCAA Championship teams, which included notable NBA Hall of Fame players, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Walton, and Gail Goodrich. “I believe in the basics: attention to, and perfection of, tiny details that might be commonly overlooked. They may seem trivial, perhaps even laughable to those who don’t understand, but they aren’t. They are …

Ransomware happens.  You do your best to prevent it from happening to you, but inevitably someone clicks on something they shouldn’t or your protection tool misses the latest strain of hack and your systems get infected.  There is no “one size fits all” solution for firms in the complex, regulated financial services industry. Whether you’re a bank, financial adviser or real estate broker, here are …