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📌 Sin categoría September 2026

The Home Router at the Office: A Hidden Security Threat

A consumer router from a big-box store costs $80 and works fine at home. Put it in an office with 20 users and business-critical applications, and it’s not a savings — it’s a liability. We’ve seen this more times than we’d like. A small business, watching costs, decides the router they use at home is […]

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The User Who Was an Admin: When Convenience Becomes Risk

In IT, the path of least resistance is often the path of greatest risk. Admin rights feel like a shortcut — until they become the reason everything breaks. There’s a pattern we see repeatedly in small and mid-sized businesses across Costa Rica. Someone — usually the first tech-savvy person hired — set up the office […]

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📌 Sin categoría September 2026

Outsourcing Without Oversight: The Silent Risk of External Vendors

Hiring outside vendors to handle IT, cleaning, or logistics is a smart move for many businesses. But when oversight disappears, so does control — and that’s when things get expensive. A mid-sized logistics company in Costa Rica had outsourced their entire IT infrastructure to a managed service provider three years prior. On paper, everything looked […]

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