Network Security Assessment: What Your Business Needs Now
Every 39 seconds, a cyberattack strikes somewhere in the world. Cyberattacks occur at an alarming rate of over 2,200 times daily, and businesses that assume they’re too small, too obscure,…
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Ransomware Attack Help: Emergency Response for Your Business
Ransomware attacks are very common – and their prevalence is only growing. Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report shows ransomware was present in 44% of att…
How Bad Tech is Killing Your Employee Retention
You’ve probably heard the term “quiet quitting.” It’s been the buzzword of the decade in HR circles. Usually, when people talk about it, they point the finger at supposed “lazy” Gen Z habits or a lack of office pizza parties. Here’s the reality that most SMB owners in Sacramento don’t want to hear…
Why “Big Cloud” is Failing Small Businesses
If you’ve spent any time in the IT world over the last decade, you’ve heard the gospel of “The Cloud.” It was supposed to be the great equalizer: a utility that simply works, like flipping a light switch. For a while, that promise held up. But as the “Big Three” (AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure) grew into global behemoths, something changed for the SMB owner.
Shadow AI: Is Your Team Leaking Sensitive Data?
At Datacate, we’ve seen “Shadow IT” (unauthorized software) evolve over many years. But Shadow AI is a different beast entirely. It doesn’t just sit on a hard drive; it learns from what you give it, and once that data is “in the wild,” there is no getting it back.
