February 9, 2026 - Free Resources From CTO Input

Stop Buying Hidden Risk: Use an Interim CISO for Acquisition Due Diligence

On paper, the deal looks perfect. The financials are solid, the market opportunity is clear, and the legal review is clean. But a multi-million dollar surprise is often buried in the target's technology, a quiet liability waiting to detonate right after you close. Suddenly, a huge chunk of the deal's value evaporates, your team gets […]

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Executive checklist for picking a password manager and rolling it out in 30 days

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Most companies don’t get breached because they “forgot security.” They get breached because passwords spread like loose change, pockets, couches, backpacks, old laptops, and the one shared spreadsheet everyone swears is temporary. A strong enterprise password manager is one of the fastest ways to reduce that mess. Not by asking people to “be better,” but

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Incident Command Structure Roles for Nonprofits (Role Cards and Cadence for High-Pressure Weeks)

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The intake queue is exploding. A key partner is asking for an update you don’t have yet. Your case management system is slow or down. A court deadline is coming fast. Everyone’s working hard, but work keeps bouncing between inboxes, spreadsheets, and hallway conversations That’s when incident command structure roles for nonprofits help. Drawn from

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Cybersecurity Assessment for Access to Justice Organizations (real risks in 10 business days)

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It’s 4:45 p.m. Intake is backed up. A partner asks for a file “right now.” Finance needs numbers for a funder update. Then someone forwards a strange email that looks like it came from a court address, underscoring the operational security challenges nonprofit organizations face every day. This is the real context for a cybersecurity

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Stop privacy by design being an afterthought: A field memo on protecting vulnerable clients in justice nonprofits

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The intake queue is exploding. A partner needs a same-day handoff. A funder report is due, and the numbers don’t reconcile. In that pressure, privacy turns into a cleanup job. A rushed form. A shared spreadsheet. A “temporary” folder that becomes permanent. For justice nonprofits serving people at real risk, that’s not just an IT

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