Tony DiDonato

Tony DiDonato founded The Millennium Group Computing in 1999 and still provides cutting-edge solutions that keep businesses ahead of IT changes.

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CMMC Phase 2 Suspended: What it Means for Defense Contractors

On July 13, the Department of War suspended the CMMC Phase 2 audit requirement. If you're a defense contractor, you've probably already heard, and you're probably asking the same question I've fielded from half our client list this week: does this...

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Is Claude Secure for Business Use?

Claude built part of its reputation on being the AI tool that took privacy seriously from day one. For a while, that reputation was earned. Then in...

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Is Microsoft Copilot Secure for Business? Balancing Security vs. Production

Copilot works differently than ChatGPT from the ground up. It doesn't live in a separate app you paste things into. It lives inside Word, Outlook,...

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Is ChatGPT Secure for Business? What Every Owner Needs to Know

In January 2026, a senior official at the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency uploaded internal contracting documents marked "For...

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10 Manufacturing IT Tips to a More Secure, Reliable Shop

Manufacturing has been the most attacked industry in the country for five years running. Unplanned downtime now averages $260,000 an hour across...

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PLC Security: The Hidden Vulnerability on Every Shop Floor

In April 2026, the FBI, CISA, the NSA, and three other federal agencies issued a joint warning that should matter to every manufacturer running a...

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Is Your Manufacturing Execution System a Security Risk?

For many manufacturers, your Manufacturing Execution System is the best investment you’ve made in years. Work orders push to the floor automatically,...

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What Is Shadow AI? How to Manage it in Your Business

At some point in the last six months, someone on your team used an AI tool to get something done faster. Maybe it was a proposal. A job posting. A...

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ERP Security for Manufacturers: Protecting the System Your Business Runs On

Ask a shop owner what happens if their main CNC goes down for a week and you’ll get an answer before you finish the question: lost spindle hours,...

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How to Create an AI Acceptable Use Policy for Your Team

Somebody on your team used AI today. Maybe they dropped a client contract into ChatGPT to summarize it. Maybe they pasted a customer list into a free...

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