{"id":74,"date":"2018-02-09T11:50:03","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T11:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dualmind.com\/english\/?page_id=74"},"modified":"2026-01-17T19:45:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T17:45:18","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dualmind.com\/english\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: justify;\">About DualMind<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"comment_content markdown markdown\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your Fractional CTO for IT Security, Continuity &amp; AI Productivity<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since 2000, helping SMEs reduce downtime, fraud risk and data loss with premium IT support and cybersecurity on a monthly retainer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dualmind.com\/english\/contact\/\">[Book Your Free Security AUDIT]<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Who We Are<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m <span>Joan E. 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