IT Tips

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The Tech Tools I Am Most Thankful For

By Bryan Johnson, IT Director, Alliant National Title Insurance Company From AI and analytics systems to cybersecurity and compliance tools, there’s a lot to appreciate in our current tech landscape. Like many folks, I always think about what I am…

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Illustration of a technician inserting a puzzle piece labeled “UPDATE” into a server, surrounded by warnings like file corruption and misconfiguration—representing system maintenance and IT troubleshooting.

IT Insights: Avoiding Downtime During Updates

It’s possible to level up your IT systems while minimizing downtime. By Bryan Johnson, IT Director, Alliant National Title Insurance Company Installing an IT update can be an exciting process, delivering potential improvements in security, performance, compliance and more. Despite…

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A cartoon frog wearing a blindfold leaps off a cliff toward a group of open-mouthed crocodiles waiting in the water below, symbolizing a risky or uninformed decision.

Look Before You Leap: Assessing Third-Party App Risk

By Bryan Johnson, IT Director, Alliant National Title Insurance Company Aristotle supposedly once said, “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” Although the ancient philosopher died nearly 2,000 years…

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Vendor Security: The Weakest Link?

Vendors carry unique risks; here’s how to address them Remember the TV show The Weakest Link? Running from 2000 to 2012, the show enjoyed quite a bit of popularity back in the day. Host Anne Robinson’s catchphrase “You are the weakest…

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