Tag: Shadow IT

  • Shadow IT: The Silent Cybersecurity Risk Hiding in Your Business

    When most people think about cybersecurity risks, they picture phishing emails, weak passwords, or unsecured devices. But one of the fastest-growing – and often overlooked – threats in California workplaces is Shadow IT. If your employees are using tools or apps your IT team hasn’t approved, your business could be vulnerable to data leaks, malware,…

  • Do You Know Where Your Data Is?

    5 Places Sensitive Info Might Be Hiding in Your Business Most business owners think they know where their critical data lives: the CRM, accounting software, maybe a cloud drive or two. But in reality, sensitive information tends to spread quietly across your systems — and stay there longer than you realize. At Synergy Computing, we’ve…

  • Is Your Team Using AI Without Telling You? Shadow IT and the Risks You Didn’t Approve

    ChatGPT. Grammarly. Zapier. Canva. Otter.ai.The list of productivity-boosting AI tools keeps growing — and chances are, your team is already using some of them. The problem?You might not even know. At Synergy Computing, we talk to business owners every week who are shocked to discover that employees have quietly adopted new tools and platforms —…