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Joel Baum

Founder at The NetSys Group.

Joel Baum founded The NetSys Group Inc. in 1998 and has led the firm through nearly three decades of managed IT and cybersecurity work — from the client/server era through cloud migration and, today, secure AI adoption.

He writes on cybersecurity, ransomware defense, compliance, and the operating decisions behind running business IT — the same subjects he handles for clients as the firm's senior engineer.

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Written by Joel (32)

Does Your Small Business Need a Firewall in 2026?Cybersecurity

Email Encryption for Small Business: 8 Questions Owners AskFAQ

Security Awareness Training for Small Business: Worth It?Cybersecurity

Password Managers for Small Business: 8 Owner QuestionsFAQ

Dark Web Monitoring for Small Business: Is It Worth It?Cybersecurity

WISP for Tax & Accounting Firms: 8 Questions Owners AskFAQ

Penetration Testing vs. Vulnerability Scanning for SMBsCybersecurity

Securing Remote and Hybrid Workers: 8 Questions for SMBsFAQ

ClickFix: The Fake CAPTCHA Scam Hitting Small BusinessCybersecurity

Callback Phishing: The Scam That Skips Your Email FilterCybersecurity

Session Hijacking: The MFA Bypass Hitting SMBsCybersecurity

Incident Response Plan for Small Business: 6 StepsCybersecurity

IT Offboarding for Small Business: 8 Questions Owners AskFAQ

Zero Trust for Small Business: Where to StartCybersecurity

SPF, DKIM, DMARC: Email Authentication FAQ for SMBsFAQ

Quishing: QR Code Phishing Now Targets Small BusinessCybersecurity

Passkeys vs. MFA: Phishing-Resistant Logins for SMBsCybersecurity

MDR vs. Antivirus: What Small Businesses Need in 2026Cybersecurity

Business Email Compromise: How Small Businesses Get HitThreat Watch

Cyber Insurance in 2026: What Small Businesses Must HaveCyber Insurance

SEC Reg S-P Deadline Passed: What Small RIAs Do NowCompliance

What Managed IT Actually Costs in 2026, Per UserManaged IT

Why Small Businesses Are the Easy Target, and the Controls That Actually Stop AttacksThreat Watch

vCISO vs Full-Time CISO: What Mid-Sized Companies Actually NeedBest Practices

Top Three New Virus Threats Impact Corporate Computers in 2026Threat Watch

Spring IT Cleanup: Performance, Security & ResilienceBest Practices

Understanding NIST, ISO 27001, and CIS ControlsCompliance

IT Budget Planning for SMBs: The 2025 FrameworkBest Practices

NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0: What Changed and Why SMBs Should CareCompliance

Cloud vs On-Premise in 2023: An Honest Cost ComparisonCloud

Windows Server 2012 Hits End of Life: Your Migration OptionsManaged IT

Your Cyber Insurance Renewal Now Requires MFA. Here’s Why.Compliance

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