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Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR): Why Your Insurer and Your Compliance Framework Now Expect It

For years, the security conversation for a small business started and ended with antivirus. You installed it, it…

The Case for DNS Filtering

Every device on your network does the same thing thousands of times a day, and almost nobody thinks…

AI Cyberattacks and Small Business: A Calm Plan for What to Do Now

You did not start your company to become a cybersecurity expert. You run a dental office, a medical…

Insurance, IT Security · June 29, 2026

Are You Wasting Money on Cyber Insurance?

I’m telling some of my potential clients to stop paying for cyber insurance. Not all of them. Some…

Break the Chain: A 5-Step Ransomware Defense Plan

Ransomware begins days — sometimes weeks — before encryption, with something that looks mundane: a login that never…

5 Security Layers Your MSP Is Likely Missing (and How to Add Them)

Most small businesses aren’t falling short on security because they don’t care. They’re falling short because their security…

IT Security · June 26, 2026

MFA Approved the Login. Someone Else Got In.

You open an email, click the link, sign in, tap “approve” on the MFA prompt, and get on…

IT Security · June 24, 2026

How a Small Business Actually Gets Hacked

You’re not too small — you’re the right size Most small business owners assume ransomware crews are chasing…

IT Security, Quick Tips · June 22, 2026

Five Microsoft 365 Settings Worth Checking in an Older Tenant

Microsoft has quietly tightened a lot of the default settings in Microsoft 365 over the past several years.…