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    Congratulations to American Construction Services on its 2026 Future 50 recognition

    DCDustin CollettOctober 23, 2026

    Collett Systems congratulates West Bend-based American Construction Services on being named a 2026 BizTimes Future 50 winner.

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    Law Firm Cybersecurity: A Wisconsin Practical Guide

    DCDustin CollettOctober 23, 2026

    What Wisconsin law firms owe clients on data security, the baseline controls that matter, and how to plan for a breach before it happens.

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    Role-Based Access Control: A Practical Guide for Small Businesses

    DCDustin CollettOctober 22, 2026

    Role-based access control explained for small and mid-sized businesses: how RBAC works, examples, least privilege, access reviews, service accounts and RBAC vs ABAC.

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    Bare Metal Restore: How It Works and How to Plan for It

    DCDustin CollettOctober 21, 2026

    Bare metal restore rebuilds a whole server from backup: OS, apps and settings. See how it works, where it fails, and how to test it before you need it.

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    Least Privilege Access: A Practical Guide for Businesses

    DCDustin CollettOctober 20, 2026

    Least privilege access explained for small and mid-sized businesses: what it is, real examples, a step-by-step rollout, and how to avoid locking people out.

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    Device Lifecycle Management: A Practical Guide for Small Businesses

    DCDustin CollettOctober 19, 2026

    A practical guide to device lifecycle management for Wisconsin small businesses: the six stages, refresh cycles, secure disposal and what to put in policy.

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    SSO for Small Business: Budget for the SSO Tax Before You Buy

    DCDustin CollettOctober 18, 2026

    Pair SSO with phishing resistant MFA, assess readiness before buying, and budget for setup costs. Learn when a managed rollout makes sense for your team.

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    Written Information Security Program: 7 Items Tax Pros Must Document

    DCDustin CollettOctober 17, 2026

    Learn how tax and accounting firms can meet the FTC Safeguards Rule with a written information security program, from risk assessment to incident response.

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    Incident Response Tabletop for Small Businesses: 6 Scenarios to Copy

    DCDustin CollettOctober 16, 2026

    Run an incident response tabletop for a small business with CISA and NIST guidance, six ready to copy scenarios, and a process for tracking fixes.

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    Shadow AI Risks for Security Teams: Keep Prompts Out of AI Training

    DCDustin CollettOctober 15, 2026

    Find shadow AI, block sensitive prompts from training vendor models, and reduce exposure with discovery, contracts, technical controls, and monitoring.