Among Wayne Springer’s proudest accomplishments is opening the doors to an IT services company that has been serving and protecting businesses throughout the Houston area for nearly FOUR DECADES! Since 1983, Wayne has proven his technical and cyber security expertise by leading his team and earning a long list of certifications, including Microsoft Silver Certified Partner, SonicWall Platinum Partner, SentinelOne Security Partner, Huntress Security Partner, ThreatLocker Security Partner and Cisco Certified Partner.

Wayne always strives to ensure his IT company will be a safe haven for Houston business owners who long to free themselves from IT issues and security worries. He discovered the perfect word that refers to a welcoming safe haven: the Native American word “Atiwa.” For over 37 years, Atiwa Computing, Inc., has been a beacon of light to any business owner who is ready to focus 100% on their business.

Among Wayne Springer’s proudest accomplishments is opening the doors to an IT services company that has been serving and protecting businesses throughout the Houston area for nearly FOUR DECADES! Since 1983, Wayne has proven his technical and cyber security expertise by leading his team and earning a long list of certifications, including Microsoft Silver Certified Partner, SonicWall Platinum Partner, SentinelOne Security Partner, Huntress Security Partner, ThreatLocker Security Partner and Cisco Certified Partner.

Wayne always strives to ensure his IT company will be a safe haven for Houston business owners who long to free themselves from IT issues and security worries. He discovered the perfect word that refers to a welcoming safe haven: the Native American word “Atiwa.” For over 37 years, Atiwa Computing, Inc., has been a beacon of light to any business owner who is ready to focus 100% on their business.

When Wayne was just three years old, his father was killed in a military aircraft crash. So, Wayne grew up with his sister and widowed mother. While his mom worked hard for what they had, Wayne knew his family was poor, as they lived on “the wrong side of the tracks” in El Paso, Texas.

He will never forget “moving day.” At age nine, it was Wayne’s first run-in with bullies. He found his mom sitting on a moving box, sobbing uncontrollably. The moving men had demanded ANOTHER $100 cash – money she didn’t have – or they wouldn’t bring her furniture inside from their moving truck, parked on the street. Unable to fight those grown-up bullies, Wayne made a pact with himself that he would make it his PRIMARY MISSION to always stop bullies and strive to make a difference in helping to protect others and prevent wrongdoing.

After serving as an Army officer for seven years to deal with bullies on a national level, Wayne shifted his focus to helping small businesses where aggressive bullies run rampant: the IT industry. Not only are there cyberbullies who stop at nothing to steal your data, disrupt your business and cost you money, time and your reputation, there are also bullies disguised as heroes. These are IT services businesses that take forever to respond and resolve your problem. Plus, they charge crazy high prices or nickel-and-dime you to death.

Wayne Springer’s mission statement is just two words: “Helping Others.” Wayne says, “By helping others, I’m fighting all the different bullies in IT by responding quickly to every call, by charging a reasonable and fixed-rate flat fee, and by providing the cyber security protection you need to keep cyberbullies out!”

In over three decades in business, Wayne Springer has made a name for himself in both IT and cyber security. First, he has earned several distinctive awards, such as the Business Excellence Award and being listed among the Largest Cyber Security Companies in the Houston Book Of Lists. In addition, he is the proud author of the Amazon best-selling book Sitting Duck: Why YOUR Business Is A Cybercriminal’s Ideal Target. Wayne is a highly sought-after speaker, and many small business owners have heard him speak about cyber security at industry events or during local radio station interviews.

In his personal life, Wayne and his wife, DeDe, have three grown children as well as four grandsons. They are both very involved in the community near Houston where they have lived for over 40 years. Over the years they have contributed considerable time and money to support the PTSD Foundation of America, Camp Hope, Spring Branch Independent School District, Memorial Area Ministries and church mission projects.