Oklahoma Cybersecurity Lessons from a $212,000 County Email Fraud Loss
What Oklahoma Organizations Should Learn from One County’s Costly Mistake When most people think about cybercrime, they picture a sophisticated hacker sitting in a dark room surrounded by monitors, typing furiously as lines of code race across the screen. Hollywood has done a great job convincing us that cyberattacks are highly technical operations carried out […]
Oklahoma Tax Commission Breach: What Oklahomans Should Know Right Now
A recent report from KOCO 5 News has brought increased attention to a cybersecurity incident involving the Oklahoma Tax Commission (OTC), with many Oklahomans now receiving official notification letters. The incident ties back to activity identified in December 2025 and previously disclosed by the Oklahoma Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) Cyber Command. While […]
AI Is Already in Your County — The Risk Isn’t If, It’s What You Don’t Know
Oklahoma Counties Are Already Using AI — Whether You Planned for It or Not At the recent ACCO Spring Conference, Josh Cochran spoke about Artificial Intelligence. Not the futuristic version.Not the “maybe one day” version. The version your employees are already using…without policy, without guardrails, and without visibility. Why Most Oklahoma Counties Underestimate AI Risk […]
What Is an IT Network? Why Multiple IT Providers Create Risk for Your Business
Most businesses think of their network as “the Wi-Fi.” If the internet is working and email is being sent, the network must be fine, right? Not exactly.. Your IT Network Is Everything — Not Just Wi-Fi An IT network is much more than wireless access. It’s the entire digital framework that allows your business to […]
The Most Expensive Thing in County IT Isn’t a Vendor. It’s Comfort.
In the last 90 days, we’ve sat down with multiple counties across Oklahoma. Different commissioners.Different sheriffs.Different budgets. Same invisible competitor every time. It’s not another Managed Service Provider or IT provider.It’s not internal IT or lack thereof.It’s not a lower bid.It’s not a new software platform. It’s this sentence: “We know it’s not ideal… but […]
CJIS Security Policy 6.0
Oklahoma Counties, Oklahoma Municipalities & Sheriffs Guide CJIS compliance is often treated as a “law enforcement problem.” In reality, CJIS is an access-based security standard, and as agencies move into 2026 under CJIS Security Policy version 6.0, misunderstandings around who it applies to, and what is required, are becoming a real operational risk for cities, […]
ACH Fraud – When Technology Isn’t Enough
ACH fraud is one of the fastest-growing financial threats facing businesses today. And while modern IT security can protect your systems, it cannot stop an employee from approving fraudulent payment. That distinction matters more than most organizations realize. At Diverse CTI, we secure networks, lock down accounts, enforce authentication, and monitor for threats 24/7. But […]
The 2025 Hacks That Shook Oklahoma & Why Your Business Might Be Next
A deeper look at real cyberattacks across Oklahoma and beyond — with context, causes, and clear takeaways. 2025 proved to be a brutal year for cybersecurity and not just for major corporations. Counties, schools, financial institutions, service providers, and even homeowners’ associations saw successful ransomware, data theft, and credential-theft attacks. Many of those victims were […]
The Hidden Crisis in Oklahoma IT: Talent Shortages, Overworked Staff, and Rising Cyber Pressures
Cyber threats are evolving faster than most organizations can keep up with, especially across Oklahoma’s state agencies, counties, cities, healthcare clinics, and small-to-mid-sized businesses. The federal government keeps pushing cybersecurity responsibility down to state and local levels, and budgets aren’t rising fast enough to match the workload. This has created a statewide problem almost no […]
Oklahoma’s New 2026 Breach Law: Is Your IT Program “Reasonable” or a Lawsuit Waiting to Happen?
How SB 626 Changes Everything on January 1, 2026 Most Oklahoma organizations don’t realize it yet, but January 1, 2026, will quietly become one of the biggest cybersecurity deadlines in over a decade. That’s when Senate Bill 626, Oklahoma’s revamped Breach Notification law, officially goes into effect. It’s the first major update since 2008 and […]