DTC, Inc.- Technology Solutions

09/03/2026

It's National Preparedness Month! We talk a lot about fire drills and emergency kits, but is your practice's data actually prepared for a disaster? We put together a quick checklist to help you find out — take a look and see how your practice stacks up.

09/01/2026

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08/30/2026

Packed Monday morning. Full schedule. Practice management software completely frozen. Every dental office has been there — we're here so it doesn't happen again.

08/28/2026

AI is helping hackers write perfect phishing emails — and dental practices are prime targets. No typos, no red flags, just a convincing message that tricks your team. Yesterday's defenses aren't enough. We're here to help you stay ahead of it. --> https://www.dtctoday.com/contact/

08/26/2026

Someone on your team is going to paste something sensitive into ChatGPT this week.

Not maliciously. They're just trying to ""clean up"" a document. But if that document contains Controlled Unclassified Information, it just left your protected environment for a commercial cloud that was never approved to hold it. That's a compliance violation, and ""the AI did it"" is not an exemption.

Consumer AI tools are off-limits for CUI. Full stop. And it's not just chatbots. AI features are switching themselves on inside software you already own, and assessors are asking about all of it.

We're not anti-AI. Used right, AI can actually speed up compliance work. The difference between an asset and a liability is governance: know what tools your people use, decide what they can touch, write it down, train everyone.

More in the blog:

CMMC Phase 2 enforcement arrives November 10, 2026, assessor slots are already scarce, and the DOJ is actively pursuing contractors who inflated their scores. Here are the five trends every defense contractor needs to act on this summer.

08/24/2026

Cybersecurity isn't just an IT issue. It's a patient care issue. When systems go down, everything goes with them. Phishing is the #1 way attackers get into healthcare organizations, and dental practices are prime targets. Is yours protected?

Let's Talk --> https://www.dtctoday.com/contact/

08/22/2026

"Be careful online" has never once worked as a parenting strategy.

You know what does? Ten minutes of settings, a few good questions in the car, and one promise: "If you tell me something went wrong online, you won't lose your phone."

Our free Children's Online Safety Guide covers all of it. The device settings worth turning on, the app red flags worth knowing, the scams aimed at your kids, and a fridge checklist that gets it all done in one weekend. --> Check it out https://buff.ly/4B5t8fQ

08/20/2026

Still treating CMMC as a ""someday"" project? Five things happening right now say don't wait:

📌 The deadline is real — requirements are already showing up in DoD contracts
📌 The assessor line is long, and getting longer
📌 The government is cracking down on overstated security claims
📌 Your prime contractors are enforcing it early
📌 New tech is creating new exposure faster than you can track it

Bottom line: CMMC is a gate on revenue now, not a future to-do. DTC gets defense contractors CMMC-ready and keeps them there — we handle the technical side and work alongside your compliance consultant on the policy side, so everything stays in sync.

Not sure where you stand? Talk to DTC about a CMMC readiness assessment. The conversation is free. Waiting isn't. Full breakdown on the blog 👇https://www.dtctoday.com/blog/cmmc-why-now/

08/18/2026

Nothing validates our work more than hearing from the practices we support. Thank you, Mr. O, for the glowing review.

08/16/2026

Quick question: if one of your vendors got breached tomorrow, would you know what data of yours they're holding?

That question is at the heart of summer 2026's biggest cybersecurity stories. A vendor breach exposed information for 2.6 million people. A database of 24 billion stolen passwords was found sitting on the open internet. And a new executive order made it official: AI is now accelerating both cyberattacks and cyber defense.

The good news is that the fixes aren't complicated. Turn on MFA everywhere. Stop reusing passwords. Know your vendors. Train your team for phishing emails that no longer have typos to give them away.

Our latest blog walks through all three stories and gives you a 5-item checklist you can act on this week: https://www.dtctoday.com/blog/cybersecurity-stories-summer-2026/

Questions about where your own setup stands? Give us a call at 410.877.3625. IT is what we do. People are why we do it.