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July 29, 2026

How Small Business Ransomware Attacks Work (And How to Protect Against Them)

Most ransomware operations target small businesses at volume, running through dozens of prospects per month. A 22-person company can be researched in 40 minutes using public records, attacked using session-token theft after a single phishing click, and ransomed within...

July 27, 2026

5 Microsoft 365 Settings Worth Checking in Your Tenant

Microsoft has tightened several Microsoft 365 defaults over the past few years, but those changes do not always apply retroactively. Tenants set up before 2022, or configured by a previous IT provider and left alone since, often still have legacy settings in place...

July 23, 2026

How to Answer Cyber Insurance Renewal Questions Without Voiding Your Policy

Cyber insurance applications have grown longer because of specific claim trends from 2023 and 2024, including the MOVEit supply-chain breach, the Change Healthcare ransomware incident, and the Arup deepfake wire fraud. Each new section asks about specific security...

July 20, 2026

What Immutable Backup Means on Your Cyber Insurance Form

Immutable backups are backup copies that nobody can change or delete during a fixed retention period, including administrators and attackers using stolen credentials. Cyber insurance carriers ask about them on renewal applications because ransomware operators routinely...

July 17, 2026

How to Prepare Microsoft 365 Permissions for a Safe Copilot Rollout

Microsoft 365 Copilot retrieves files, emails, and chats using each user's existing Microsoft 365 permissions. In most tenants, those permissions are broader than anyone has mapped, because access accumulates across years of projects and staff changes. A safe Copilot...

July 14, 2026

Why Bad Onboarding Is the Real Cause of Messy Offboarding

Offboarding is the final step of a process that started on the employee's first day. Shared logins, forgotten SaaS subscriptions, untracked personal devices, and client relationships locked inside one person's inbox are almost always traceable to informal onboarding...

June 29, 2026

The “Zombie” SaaS Audit: Finding the 3 Apps Your Former Employees Still Access

Most businesses remove a departing employee’s email access quickly, but leave their SaaS access scattered across other tools. Zombie accounts are the leftover logins, tokens, and permissions that remain active after someone leaves or changes roles. A practical SaaS...

June 26, 2026

Stop the Bleeding: How Revoking Admin Rights Eliminates Support Tickets

Local admin rights used to make software installs and troubleshooting faster, but today they create avoidable risk and constant support noise. Removing admin access reduces malware exposure, limits configuration drift, and eliminates common ticket types caused by...

June 23, 2026

What Is Passkey Migration and How Can It Help Your Team Eliminate Passwords?

Passwords remain a leading cause of breaches, yet most teams still rely on them for daily access. Passkey migration replaces passwords over time with device-bound, cryptographic credentials that can’t be phished, reused, or stolen from a server. This shift reduces...

June 22, 2026

Is Your Invoice a Deepfake? Securing Your Accounts Payable Process Against Voice and Email Cloning

AI-enhanced fraud is changing how criminals target finance teams, especially Accounts Payable. Attackers can use AI to produce convincing emails, realistic invoices, and even cloned voices that bypass the red flags teams once relied on. The most effective defence...

June 18, 2026

Why Human Habits Are Your Biggest Security Risk

Personal web habits are one of the least visible cybersecurity risks businesses face, especially when work and personal life share the same devices, browsers, and identities. Routine behaviour like checking personal email, reusing passwords, or signing into familiar...

June 15, 2026

Adversary-in-the-Middle Attacks: How Phishing Sites Steal Your Active Login

Adversary-in-the-Middle (AiTM) attacks are a modern phishing technique that steals active login sessions, not just passwords. Understanding how AiTM works helps businesses reduce exposure to phishing-resistant sign-ins, tighter session controls, and faster detection of...

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