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What Is Salesforce Einstein?
July 2, 2019
Introduced in the second half of 2016, Einstein is the Salesforce Artificial Intelligence (AI) solution. With a limited amount of...
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The Illinois Manufacturer Purchase Credit Gets a New Look
July 2, 2019
Manufacturing and equipment sales tax exemption expanded to include production related tangible personal property Through in large part the efforts of...
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From Transaction to Transformation: Revitalizing Customer Relatio...
July 2, 2019
Customers are looking for valuable products and services that meet their current and future needs. High-tech manufacturers are hoping to...
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Jerry Murphy Discusses 2019 M&D Report Findings on WGN Radio...
July 1, 2019
Jerry appeared on WGN Radio’s The Opening Bell this morning to discuss findings from the 2019 M&D Report. Jerry spoke with...
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Easy Wins for Active Directory – Part 1
July 1, 2019
Is your first penetration test around the corner? Active Directory is a prime target for internal security pentests and is...
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Remote Access Software Best Practices
July 1, 2019
Remote access software is deployed by countless organizations across a variety of industries. As a practical method to manage environments...
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Thomas Insights Features the 2019 Manufacturing & Distributi...
June 28, 2019
Thomas Insights featured an article, “50% of Manufacturers Saw Data Breaches in Past Year,” about Sikich’s M&D Report findings.The 2019...
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Alert: Minnesota Wage Theft Law
June 28, 2019
The New Minnesota Wage Theft Law Requirements Take Effect July 1, 2019 On May 30, 2019, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed...
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Plant Services Features Sikich’s Manufacturing Report
June 28, 2019
An excerpt of the BizTimes Milwaukee coverage of Sikich’s 2019 Manufacturing & Distribution Report appeared in a Plant Services article,...
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2019 M&D Report Featured in Industry Today
June 28, 2019
Sikich’s 2019 M&D Report was featured in an Industry Today article, “Half of Manufacturers Experience Data Breaches.”The 2019 Manufacturing &...
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Sikich’s Manufacturing & Distribution Report Featured ...
June 28, 2019
The 2019 Manufacturing & Distribution Report was covered in IndustryWeek’s article, “50% of Manufacturers Experienced Data Breaches in the Past...
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The Milwaukee Business Journal Covers the 2019 M&D Report
June 28, 2019
The Milwaukee Business Journal covered the 2019 M&D Report in the article: Sikich study shows more than 150 manufacturers had...
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Inside Public Accounting Picks Up 2019 M&D Report
June 28, 2019
Inside Public Accounting is a "highly regarded independent publication [that] was formerly known as Bowman’s Accounting Report. IPA publishes two...
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Journal of Cyber Policy Features 2019 M&D Report
June 28, 2019
Our survey reveals that 50% of manufacturers responding confirmed their organizations suffered a data breach in the last year. This...
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New Internet-of-Things (IoT) Malware Silex
June 27, 2019
IoT (Internet of Things) is not a new concept, even if it’s a newer term. However, for those of you...
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Leverage Dynamics 365 Advanced Warehousing to Achieve Consolidate...
June 26, 2019
I was recently consulting for a large distribution center and discovered some Receiving to warehouse putaway processes that could be...
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Tax-Exempt Organization’s Employee Benefit Plans: What to Expec...
June 25, 2019
The IRS's official comments on upcoming audits of benefit and Section 403(b) plans and how it impacts you In early May,...
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Windows 7 Support Is Ending Soon
June 25, 2019
Enduring favorite Windows 7 is on life support and Microsoft is getting ready to pull the plug. It's been on...
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Responding to Ransomware
June 24, 2019
So you get to your desk, expecting a regular Monday morning, coffee in hand, anticipating the heap of emails that...
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How to Catch PowerShell Script Attacks
June 24, 2019
Would you be able to detect an attacker running PowerShell on your network? As penetration testers, it’s rarer than you...
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Half of manufacturers experienced data breaches in past year, rep...
June 24, 2019
Fifth annual Manufacturing and Distribution Report from Sikich also finds many executives are preparing for a recession CHICAGO — June 24,...
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Strategies That Ensure Cash is King
June 20, 2019
If you work in the construction industry or closely with contractors, you’ve more than likely heard a contractor say at...
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Microsoft Support f`or Windows Server 2008 Coming to an End Soon
June 20, 2019
Lifecycle management is an integral part of maintaining a reliable IT infrastructure. Sometimes lifecycles end because of age or workload...
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The Importance of Internal Network Penetration Testing
June 19, 2019
Focusing on locking your network down from the outside is great. However, the hard truth is that, in all likelihood,...
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Office 365: Backing Up Your Cloud Data
June 18, 2019
We love the cloud, that mystery in the sky (well, on the internet) that is being rapidly adopted by companies...
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Sikich Title IV Common Findings Corner – June 2019 Edition
June 17, 2019
Common Findings During Title IV Audits Our team compiled some common findings we’ve come across during our Title IV audits. Here...
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Sikich Tax Update: Congress Passes IRS Reform Legislation
June 17, 2019
A Sikich Legislative Tax Update on the Taxpayer FIrst Act On June 13, 2019 the Senate gave final approval to the “Taxpayer First...
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MultiRelay – Responder’s Overlooked Little Brother
June 17, 2019
Laurent Gaffié’s Responder tool is a standard go-to tool in a penetration tester’s toolbox. It’s likely one of the first...
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Another Processor Security Flaw
June 17, 2019
Intel is arguably one of the most well-known technology manufactures in the world. They create the CPUs that are in...
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Incentive Compensation Limitations in the Education Industry
June 13, 2019
It’s been a few years since the U.S. Department of Education issued authoritative guidance related to activities subject to the...
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