Resources
Why Cybersecurity Spending Fails Without a Clear View of Your Cyber Liability
Most organizations invest in cybersecurity because they feel they have to. Threats are increasing, insurance requirements are tightening, and customers, regulators, and partners expect some level of protection. Doing nothing no longer feels like an option. So companies spend money. They buy tools, ...
Cyber Trends
“Grandpa, I need help!” — Why Vishing Just Became Everyone’s Problem
Vishing Attacks Are Up 442%—And They’re Coming for Your Family and Your CEO There’s a new scam in town—and it’s wearing a familiar voice. You’ve probably heard of phishing. But now there’s vishing—voice phishing—and according to CrowdStrike, it’s up 442% ...
The Windows 11 Time Bomb Your MSP Forgot to Mention
Let me tell you a story. It starts like most horror stories do—with a false sense of security. I sat down recently with the CEO of a well-run, 250-person company. Smart guy. Good business. Solid MSP. We talked shop: headcount, ...
Microsoft Just Extorted You. Here’s What to Do About It.
You don’t have to upgrade to Windows 11. That’s the good news. The bad news? If you don’t, your business is about to enter a slow, painful spiral into cyber vulnerability and operational chaos. Right now, people are calling Microsoft’s ...
Business Resilience
Part 2: Coffee or a Crisis: The CEO’s Choice in Cybersecurity
Last time we looked at why tabletop exercises matter and how they can reveal the cracks business leaders don’t notice until ...
The Silent IT Risk That Can Wreck Your Company Value: Tribal Knowledge
When CEOs and CFOs think about cybersecurity risk, they think about hackers, ransomware, and data breaches. What they do not think about is the way their own IT teams operate—and how that internal process can make or break the company ...
Could Your Business Survive a Cyberattack? (Most Can’t—and Won’t)
The US bombed Iranian nuclear facilities last week. The result? A “spectacular military success,” sure—followed immediately by the Department of Homeland Security warning that Iran’s state-backed hackers (and a gaggle of bored ...
Security Best Practices
Why You Keep Adding Security Tools but Still Feel Unsafe
If you run a business today, you already know how overwhelming security can feel. A new scam shows up in the news, so you add a new tool. A software vendor tells you their product will keep you safe, so you subscribe. ...
Your Cyber Budget Is Growing, But So Is Your Risk
You walk into the office. The lights are on. The coffee’s brewing. Everything looks normal. Until it isn’t. Your laptop won’t boot. Your cloud drives are empty. Every desktop screen in the building is showing the same message: “Your files ...
Stop Trying to Boil the Cybersecurity Ocean
Let’s not pretend. Cybersecurity sounds exhausting. You’ve got a business to run, people to manage, goals to hit, and now someone’s telling you that you need 40 new policies, a risk framework, and maybe a cybersecurity bootcamp just to stay ...
More Articles
Biometrics and Business Security: Protecting Sensitive Information
Have you ever considered that the only thing standing between a hacker and your sensitive data is the average seven-to-12-character password? The longer the password, the more secure it is since it’ll take longer to guess because it has more ...
Massive CrowdStrike Outage Could Have Hit Millions of Devices
When cybersecurity vendor CrowdStrike released an automatic update to its vulnerability scanner Falcon Sensor on July 19, 2024, the last thing it expected was to bring major industries worldwide to a grinding halt. Unfortunately, a logic error within the update ...
Update Windows Now to Avoid Looming Security Threats
After the recent CrowdStrike issue affected thousands of computers worldwide and stopped entire industries for days, it’s easy to see why you might be hesitant to install updates to your operating system and cybersecurity programs. But you can't ignore the ...
Malware Disguised as VPN to Trick Users
Suppose your employees use a VPN to access your company’s network when working remotely securely. In that case, you must know the latest threat targeting enterprises. Researchers have discovered that threat actors release malware disguised as VPN services, tricking users ...
The Massive Security Risk Lurking in Your Business—And You’re Not Even Thinking About It
Most organizations believe they’ve got their cybersecurity covered, but there’s a massive gap that could leave your business vulnerable to hackers, lawsuits, and financial ruin. And the worst part? You probably aren’t even thinking about it. It’s Not Just About ...
WhatsApp for Windows Security Flaw Could Be Serious
Suppose your company uses the popular messaging platform WhatsApp for Windows. In that case, you need to be aware of a potentially critical security flaw that puts your company at risk for a disruptive and costly breach. Users discovered the ...
Microsoft Sway Exploited to Deliver Malicious QR Codes
Criminals continue to find ways to launch attacks using legitimate cloud platforms and services, and the latest tool to fall victim to bad actors is Microsoft Sway. Hackers are using the product to deliver malicious payloads to users via QR ...
Search and Chat in Gmail With Gemini Integration
Suppose you spend more time searching your Gmail inbox for information than you'd like. In that case, you’ll love the new Gemini AI integration. In conjunction with the release of two new Pixel smartphones, Google recently announced the addition of ...
Protecting Your Google Workspace Account From the Latest Cyber Threat
If your company relies on Google Workspace, you must know about the latest cyber threat. As you know, setting up a new user account in Google Workspace requires email authentication. Hackers uncovered a vulnerability in Google’s protocols that bypassed this ...
Microsoft Teams Merges Work and Home Accounts Efficiently
Suppose you use Microsoft Teams for work, school, and at home to communicate and collaborate with friends and family. In that case, you’ll welcome the latest update from the software giant: you no longer have to use separate apps for ...
Zoom Now Supports Calls with Up to One Million
If you’ve ever been on a Zoom call and thought, “It would be great if more people could join in,” you’re in luck. The biggest name in video conferencing software just announced that event organizers can host up to one ...
Compliance is No Longer Just About Following the Rules—It’s About Proving It
You’ve got a great organization with all the right boxes checked: Good people. CHECK Focused mission. CHECK And, of course, you’ve got cybersecurity. CHECK So, you’re looking at a pretty rosy picture, right? But wait. Let’s go back to cybersecurity. ...
