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Overwhelmed by technology acronyms? Stressing about cybersecurity? Join team members from CIT and their guests as they discuss technology for small to medium businesses.

  1. 2d ago

    AI Strategy Insights

    In the final episode of the AI starter series, the host is joined by Kyle, president and CEO, to discuss how to build an effective AI strategy. Kyle emphasizes that the biggest driver of successful implementation is the people side, training, creating forums for knowledge sharing, and identifying internal champions, more than platform selection. He notes he initially delayed buying key AI licenses due to cost concerns and would move faster now. They discuss keeping humans in the loop by assessing business risk and using narrow, well-monitored autonomous agents with audit trails and tripwires. For regulated industries, Kyle advises choosing compliant vendors, classifying and labeling data, and enforcing controls and reporting, noting these guardrails benefit both AI agents and employees. He urges organizations to start now with licenses, policies, committees, training, and data classification. 00:00 AI Strategy Finale 00:42 People First Rollout 02:14 Licenses and Champions 05:23 Human in the Loop 06:01 Autonomy and Risk 08:06 Compliance Guardrails 09:23 Data Classification Basics 12:56 Tracking and Controls 15:46 Start Now or Fall Behind 19:42 Wrap Up and Links Catch the full webinar right here: https://www.citsolutions.net/events/webinars/ai-starter-series/

    AI Strategy Insights

  2. Aug 19

    Dive into Building an App

    Kyle (CEO/president) and Matthew (senior developer) recap a technical webinar on building custom applications and how new tools and AI have made proving, validating, and delivering apps more accessible. Matthew’s key takeaway is boosting confidence for those intimidated to start, offering a primer on what questions to ask next and reminding viewers the team can help. They discuss when to involve more technical resources, especially before going company-wide, touching production data, or becoming part of a workflow, so risk, support, and maintenance are addressed. Common roadblocks include the learning curve, rapid tool changes, and needing enough foundational understanding even if you don’t read code. They note AI accelerates strong developers rather than replacing them, improving troubleshooting and output. They expect the webinar’s core principles to remain relevant as tools improve, and encourage experimentation and internal forums for sharing AI learnings. 00:00 Welcome and Introductions 00:08 Webinar Elevator Pitch 01:07 Building Apps Series Recap 02:17 When to Bring Developers 04:37 Common Roadblocks 09:25 AI as Developer Multiplier 13:15 Will It Still Matter 16:31 Just Start Experimenting 17:48 Build an Internal Forum 19:00 Wrap Up and Next Steps Catch the full webinar right here: https://www.citsolutions.net/events/webinars/ai-starter-series/

    Dive into Building an App

  3. Aug 12

    Prompting 101

    Cole, CIT’s Power Platform Developer, to recap a recent Prompting 101 webinar focused on CRIT prompting—Context, Role, Interrogation, and Task—and why being specific in each area leads to better AI outputs. Cole explains each CRIT component, highlights common prompting mistakes like over-instructing the AI on how to reach an answer, and discusses how to address bias by explicitly naming it in prompts so the AI can avoid reinforcing it. He also answers how much context is too much, noting that while you can’t give too much in a single prompt, long multi-phase threads can introduce irrelevant context due to model limits. Looking ahead, Cole expects prompting to remain important while evolving toward reusable AI “skills” for consistent outputs such as CIT’s readiness assessment reports. 00:00 Webinar Recap Intro 00:24 CRIT Prompting Framework 02:28 Common Prompting Mistakes 03:37 Bias and Output Steering 05:12 How Much Context Is Too Much 06:21 Future of Prompting Skills 07:40 From Prompts to Skills 11:23 Wrap Up and Next Steps 11:40 Outro Check out the full webinar here: https://www.citsolutions.net/events/webinars/ai-starter-series/

    Prompting 101

  4. Aug 5

    Navigating AI Policies

    Ann, CIT’s Quality Assurance Analyst, recaps a recent webinar on what an AI policy is, why it matters, and how straightforward it can be to document, implement, and communicate to a team as “bumpers” for responsible AI use. She advises rolling out an AI policy like any other organizational change—routine, transparent communication that frames it as guidance and risk mitigation rather than a crackdown. Ann notes that even as AI tools and workflows evolve and reduce the human-in-the-loop, the core principle should remain: humans are ultimately responsible for outputs and must review results. She encourages leaders to define acceptable risk up front, communicate benefits, and revisit policies at least twice a year or after major changes, assigning ownership to stay ahead of evolving tools and compliance. 00:00 Webinar Recap Intro 00:38 Rolling Out the Policy 02:01 Keeping Humans Accountable 03:24 What Leaders Miss About Risk 05:08 One Year Later Outlook 06:37 Wrap Up Check out the full webinar here: https://www.citsolutions.net/events/webinars/ai-starter-series/

    Navigating AI Policies

  5. Jul 29

    Web Application Firewalls Explained

    This week we are joined by Michael Collins, Principal Consulting Solutions Architect at Barracuda, to explain what a web application firewall (WAF) is and how it differs from a network firewall. Along with Nate, CIT's Director of Cybersecurity, we explore how WAFs help defend websites, web apps, and APIs against threats like injection, bot attacks, brute force attempts, and DDoS, especially as AI “vibe coding” leads to insecure public-facing applications. The episode covers choosing basic vs enterprise-grade WAF protection based on business criticality and sensitive data, tuning to reduce false positives using detect vs block modes and staged deployment, visibility into daily attacks, geofencing and IP blocking, and how WAFs support compliance efforts like PCI and HIPAA as part of a broader security strategy. 00:27 What Is a WAF 03:58 Defining Web Apps 07:41 APIs and Vibe Coding Risks 11:12 Choosing the Right WAF 14:31 Tuning and False Positives 20:52 Onboarding Detect to Block 28:06 Compliance and Regulations 31:48 Visibility and Geofencing 38:13 DDoS Story and Wrap Up 42:54 Testing and Deployment Options 46:35 Final Thanks and CTA Check out more from Barracuda

    Web Application Firewalls Explained

  6. Jul 23

    AI & Cyber Threats

    Nate, Director of Cybersecurity, recaps a webinar on how threat actors weaponize AI to run efficient underground businesses, using it to speed up phishing, malware creation, data parsing after account compromise, and to lower the skill needed for attacks, including deepfakes. He emphasizes AI itself isn’t “bad,” but intent matters, and the best protections are fundamentals: vigilance, validation, and strong financial controls. The discussion covers why deepfakes work—circumstantial timing and emotional manipulation—and why training should focus on core red flags rather than only deepfakes. Practical wins include two-person review for large wire transfers, moving to phishing-resistant MFA/passkeys, watching for “evil proxy” credential pages, setting AI usage guardrails to avoid shadow AI, and creating an incident response plan with clear contacts and insurance details. Nate also predicts maturing AI-driven defense tools becoming more accessible to SMBs. 00:00 Webinar Recap Setup 00:29 AI as Criminal Business 03:40 Deepfakes and Why We Fall 07:26 Quick Wins for Security 09:00 MFA and Evil Proxies 10:37 AI Guardrails Not Bans 12:15 Incident Response Planning 13:26 Future of AI Defense 16:28 Wrap Up and Resources Check out the full series right here! https://www.citsolutions.net/events/webinars/ai-starter-series/

    AI & Cyber Threats

  7. Jul 15

    Healthcare Compliance Updates

    In this episode, Nate, CIT’s director of cybersecurity discusses proposed HIPAA Security Rule overhauls aimed at strengthening healthcare cybersecurity after major breaches and downtime incidents. Nate explains that the vote on the proposed changes was pushed back by one year (to 2027), but organizations should still start planning because implementation is typically required within 180 days of the final rule. Key shifts include moving many controls from “addressable” to “required,” enforcing multi-factor authentication for access to ePHI/EMR systems, requiring encryption in transit and at rest with no exceptions, and strengthening risk analysis and governance with formal documentation, asset inventories, network/data flow mapping, and executive engagement. The proposal also emphasizes incident response with a 72-hour service restoration plan, more frequent vulnerability scanning, annual penetration testing, and third-party assessments. 00:00 HIPAA Rule Update 00:22 Why HIPAA Is Outdated 01:58 Breaches Drive Reform 02:46 Timeline And Delay 04:14 Addressable To Required 04:57 MFA And Encryption Mandates 06:50 Risk Analysis And IR Plan 09:27 Cost And Budget Impact 13:08 Biggest Hurdle MFA 16:33 How It Compares To Others 18:15 What Might Change 21:58 Vendors And Education 23:23 Action Items And Wrap Up Resource: https://www.hipaajournal.com/hipaa-security-rule-update-postponed/

    Healthcare Compliance Updates

  8. Jul 8

    AI vs Automation

    On the Tech for Business podcast, the host talks with Kelsey, an AI operations coordinator, about the difference between automation and AI and why people confuse them. Kelsey explains that automation follows rules you provide while AI figures out the rules, using analogies like a dishwasher (automation) versus a cook (AI), and notes marketing has contributed by labeling many products as “AI.” They discuss when the distinction matters, focusing on outcomes, resource usage, and measuring impact through output quality and time saved rather than “using AI” as a goal. The episode covers where automation fits best (repetitive, predictable tasks) versus AI (judgment, messy inputs, agentic planning), and warns that adopting AI without documented processes and clean data can accelerate broken workflows, waste money, and create risk, emphasizing problem-finding over tool-chasing. 00:00 AI vs Automation Intro 00:31 Simple Definitions 01:14 Kitchen Metaphor 02:39 Why The Confusion 04:23 Does The Difference Matter 08:08 Automation In Business 10:36 Where AI Fits In 11:47 Using AI Without Automation 14:27 Overrelying On Automation 19:23 AI Without Groundwork 29:03 Human Context Still Matters 32:31 Find The Real Problem 35:28 Wrap Up And Next Episode

    AI vs Automation
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  • Creator
    Computer Integration Technologies (CIT)
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    191
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    © CIT 2023
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