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Matthew Sain

@matthewsain

Bridging Technical Execution and Boardroom Strategy.

Wilmette, ILJoined November 2025

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MSMatthew Sainmatthewsain.hashnode.devJul 10, 2025 · 3 min read

Data Breach Response: First Steps for Small Organizations

By Matthew Sain July 10, 2018 In a year marked by escalating cyber threats, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) like marketing firm Exactis, which exposed 340 million records including data on 110 million businesses in June, and Panera Bread, wh...

MSMatthew Sainmatthewsain.hashnode.devJun 5, 2025 · 4 min read

Firewall Configuration Best Practices: Securing Small Business Networks

June 04, 2018 By Matthew Sain Over the past few years working with small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), I’ve noticed a distinct shift: even the smallest organizations are facing the kind of threats that used to be reserved for the enterprise. The r...

MSMatthew Sainmatthewsain.hashnode.devMay 8, 2025 · 4 min read

Understanding ISO 27001: A Practical Introduction for IT Professionals

By Matthew Sain, May 15, 2018 If you have looked at your inbox this month, it is likely flooded with "We’ve updated our Privacy Policy" emails. With the GDPR enforcement date less than two weeks away, data privacy and information security have moved ...

MSMatthew Sainmatthewsain.hashnode.devApr 12, 2025 · 9 min read

Cloud Migration Security Checklist: Moving from On-Premises to AWS Under ISO 27001

By Matthew SainApril 12, 2018 The conversation about moving to AWS always starts the same way. The CFO has crunched the numbers on data center lease renewals and capital equipment depreciation, and suddenly everyone is excited about the cloud's promi...

MSMatthew Sainmatthewsain.hashnode.devMar 15, 2018 · 5 min read

GDPR Readiness: Basic Data Protection Controls for SMBs Under Article 32

By Matthew SainMarch 15, 2018 The countdown to May 25th has turned into a full-blown panic for small and medium businesses across Europe, and the consulting calls I'm fielding reveal a troubling pattern. Most SMBs are not asking "how do we build a su...

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Data Breach Response: First Steps for Small Organizations

Firewall Configuration Best Practices: Securing Small Business Networks

Understanding ISO 27001: A Practical Introduction for IT Professionals

Cloud Migration Security Checklist: Moving from On-Premises to AWS Under ISO 27001

GDPR Readiness: Basic Data Protection Controls for SMBs Under Article 32

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Matthew Sain's blogs

Recently published

Data Breach Response: First Steps for Small Organizations

Firewall Configuration Best Practices: Securing Small Business Networks

Understanding ISO 27001: A Practical Introduction for IT Professionals

Cloud Migration Security Checklist: Moving from On-Premises to AWS Under ISO 27001

GDPR Readiness: Basic Data Protection Controls for SMBs Under Article 32