The Increasing Risk of Cyberattacks: How to Protect Your Organization Against Massive Losses

As the bad guys get more sophisticated, all businesses, both large and small, are vulnerable. Cybercriminals view large business as a big pot of gold for them to steal and small or medium-sized business as an easy target. McKinsey & Company estimates that cyberattacks will reach $10.5 trillion by the end of this year, a whopping 300 percent increase from 2015. 

Apr 26, 2025 Steve Fleming

Athletic Wolves With Steve Martarano and Judy Farah

PODCAST EPISODE: Editor Judy Farah, Managing Editor Dakota Morlan and contributor Steve Martarano discuss April’s cover story on the A’s, the gray wolf’s California comeback and whether or not dire wolves are a good idea. 

Apr 22, 2025 Dakota Morlan

Crocker Art Museum Finds a New Leader

Agustin Arteaga to begin July 1 as Mort and Marcy Friedman director and CEO, taking over for longtime leader Lial Jones

Born in Mexico City, Arteaga arrives in Sacramento after a long and varied career. Most recently director of the Dallas Museum of Art, he also served as director of Mexico’s Museo Nacional de Arte and the Museo de Arte de Ponce in Puerto Rico and was founding director of Argentina’s Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires.

Apr 18, 2025 Graham Womack

The Way We Work: Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper

A glimpse into the daily life of the top law enforcement officer for Sacramento County

The biggest challenge of his job? “It never turns off,” says Sheriff Cooper. “It’s always on. My phone rings at all hours of the day and night.” The good news is that he’s wired for this. “I enjoy what I do,” says the sheriff. “I’m not a type-A personality. I’m a type-AAA personality. I can go. I don’t have an off switch.” 

Apr 17, 2025 Jeff Wilser