IT Focus Matters

Download the 2027 IT Planning Guide for business leaders. Learn how to align your IT strategy, technology investments, AI planning, cybersecurity and IT roadmap with your business goals through practical insights and executive planning questions.

Before deciding which AI tools to use or what belongs in an AI policy, start with the problem your business is trying to solve. From productivity and security to human oversight and the impact on the billable hour, a useful AI strategy starts with the business need. The most most important question being, what problem is your firm trying to solve?

What are passkeys, and should your business start using them? As Apple, Google and Microsoft expand passwordless authentication, businesses are beginning to rethink traditional passwords. Learn how passkeys work, how they compare to passwords and multi-factor authentication, their advantages and limitations, and what to consider before adopting them as part of your long-term cybersecurity strategy.

Discover how Focus IT Group helped Scope Labs evolve from a fast-growing startup into an enterprise-ready organization with cybersecurity & IT compliance at its core—strengthening data protection, streamlining operations and unlocking new business potential.

Most laptop security risks don't come from sophisticated attacks — they come from everyday habits. Public Wi-Fi, delayed updates, shared devices, mixed personal and business use. None feel significant alone, together they create serious exposure to the individual AND the business because the laptop IS the environment. This laptop security checklist covers the eight baseline controls every business needs, whether your team is working from home or traveling internationally.

Shadow IT isn’t new, but it’s no longer just unauthorized software. With SaaS and AI tools like ChatGPT being used without oversight, entire workflows now operate outside IT visibility. This creates security risks, compliance gaps and unnecessary cloud spend. Understanding why it happens — and how to manage it without slowing teams down — is key to regaining control.