Scott Henderson
FTI advises clients to move off Chrome and Google Search. Here is what we recommend instead (Brave, Firefox and Brave Search) and how to switch one computer or a whole office.
Some businesses can’t leave Google entirely: Android phones, a Workspace account, an app that needs Chrome. Here are the settings that reduce what Google collects, step by step.
We hired a company that specialized in websites to look after two of ours. Years later we checked, and found malware, attacker-created admin accounts, a disabled security plugin and outdated software. Here is what we found and what we built next.
Your website is always online, always public and often the least-watched system your business runs. Here is how business websites get compromised and what secure, managed hosting changes.
Windows 10 support has ended, and the first year of paid business security updates ends October 13, 2026. What to upgrade, what to replace, and when a second year of ESU makes sense.
AI assistants now answer questions that used to mean a page of search ads. Why we recommend them for research, which plans to use for company work, and how customers will find you.
Modern ransomware is more than locked files. Criminals steal data, harvest passwords, disable security tools and then apply pressure. Here is how it works and what reduces your risk.
Google earns most of its money from ads, and Chrome is its window onto what your staff do online. Now Gemini reads the page and can act on it. Why we advise removing Chrome, and what to use instead.
Gemini now reads the inbox and the shared drive, and Google’s settings let that data shape other Google products. Why we advise businesses against Gmail and Google’s office tools, and what to use instead.
Google Search is the front door of an advertising business, and it now answers with Gemini and wants to read your email to do it. Why we advise leaving it, and what to use instead.
Skipping updates leaves known holes open. Installing every patch the minute it ships invites a different kind of trouble. How a managed patching process balances the two, including what hotpatching changes.
Reactive IT waits for something to break. Proactive IT watches, maintains and plans so fewer things do. Here is what proactive IT management means and why it costs less over time.