Ami DePierro

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Device Code Phishing: The Microsoft Login Can Be Real

Author: Ami DePierro | Co-Founder, 2 Dog Digital Ami DePierro is Co-Founder of 2 Dog Digital and a former U.S. Marine Intelligence Analyst who brings analytical precision to cybersecurity strategy for small and mid-sized businesses across the Raleigh/Triangle area. Digit is the voice. Ami is the author. Table of Contents One of our clients got

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Ransomware as a Service: Cybercrime Has a Business Model

Author: Ami DePierro | Co-Founder, 2 Dog Digital Ami DePierro is Co-Founder of 2 Dog Digital and a former U.S. Marine Intelligence Analyst who brings analytical precision to cybersecurity strategy for small and mid-sized businesses across the Raleigh/Triangle area. Digit is the voice. Ami is the author. Table of Contents The criminals have apparently discovered

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Former Employee Cybersecurity Risk: Why the Person Who Already Left May Still Have the Keys

Author: Ami DePierro | Co-Founder, 2 Dog Digital Ami DePierro is Co-Founder of 2 Dog Digital and a former U.S. Marine Intelligence Analyst who brings analytical precision to cybersecurity strategy for small and mid-sized businesses across the Raleigh/Triangle area. Digit is the voice. Ami is the author. Table of Contents The Breach Nobody Planned For

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Multi-Factor Authentication for Small Business: Why MFA Is Not Optional

Author: Ami DePierro | Co-Founder, 2 Dog Digital Ami DePierro is Co-Founder of 2 Dog Digital and a former U.S. Marine Intelligence Analyst who brings analytical precision to cybersecurity strategy for small and mid-sized businesses across the Raleigh/Triangle area. Digit is the voice. Ami is the author. Table of Contents Your Password Is Going to

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What 24/7 IT Monitoring Actually Means (And Why It Matters)

Servers have lousy timing. They do not wait until Tuesday afternoon when everybody is at their desk. A drive can start failing Friday night, a backup can stop running Saturday morning, or disk space can quietly disappear all weekend. Nobody notices until Monday. Monitoring does not guarantee nothing will break. I have not found a

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AI Deepfake Scams for Small Business: How to Spot Them Before They Cost You

Digit’s field guide to AI voice cloning, fake video calls, and the fraud your employees aren’t trained to recognize — updated with 2026 data AI Deepfake Scams for Small Business: How to Spot Them Before They Cost You Table of Contents Add a header to begin generating the table of contents A finance employee joined

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BYOD Policy for Small Business: Protect Company Data

Author: Ami DePierro | Co-Founder, 2 Dog Digital  Ami DePierro is Co-Founder of 2 Dog Digital and a former US Marine Intelligence Analyst who brings analytical precision to cybersecurity strategy for small and mid-sized businesses across the Raleigh/Triangle area. Digit is the voice. Ami is the author. Table of Contents Add a header to begin

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Zero Trust for Small Business: What It Actually Means Without the Buzzwords

Author: Ami DePierro | Co-Founder, 2 Dog Digital  Ami DePierro is Co-Founder of 2 Dog Digital and a former US Marine Intelligence Analyst who brings analytical precision to cybersecurity strategy for small and mid-sized businesses across the Raleigh/Triangle area. Digit is the voice. Ami is the author. Table of Contents Add a header to begin

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Microsoft Copilot Licensing: What’s Worth Paying For

Author: Ami DePierro | Co-Founder, 2 Dog Digital  Ami DePierro is Co-Founder of 2 Dog Digital and a former US Marine Intelligence Analyst who brings analytical precision to cybersecurity strategy for small and mid-sized businesses across the Raleigh/Triangle area. Digit is the voice. Ami is the author. Table of Contents Add a header to begin

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Supply Chain Attacks: Why Hackers Are Coming Through Your Vendors to Get to You

Author: Ami DePierro | Co-Founder, 2 Dog Digital  Ami DePierro is Co-Founder of 2 Dog Digital and a former US Marine Intelligence Analyst who brings analytical precision to cybersecurity strategy for small and mid-sized businesses across the Raleigh/Triangle area. Digit is the voice. Ami is the author. Table of Contents Add a header to begin

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