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June 10, 2026
Cybersecurity and Contractors
We speak and write on this topic quite a bit, so when a vendor in our space presented on this topic, we made sure to attend. Here are some of the highlights. Construction was the most affected industry by ransomware in 2023. Only 38% of construction companies have a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy. Over 70% of […]
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March 25, 2026
AI – Things to Know
During a recent industry webinar by a leading anti-virus vendor, some very interesting data was shared regarding AI and how it’s being used. Most of the focus was on things Managed Service Providers should know and do (that’s us). There were some interesting takeaways that we thought we’d share with you, too. The most common […]
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March 19, 2026
A Friend’s Personal Email Compromised
Most of our clients have heeded our advice (constant recommendations?) to setup security on their work email. This includes business class managed services, multi-factor authentication which is enforced, and strong passwords. More than once we’ve seen this combination safeguard our clients! Understandably so, many personal email accounts are not as well safeguarded. A friend of […]
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February 04, 2026
Bad Actors in our Backyard
Target #1: A Telecom companyLane broke into the company’s systems and demanded $200,000 to stay quiet—then dropped his demand to $75,000 when they refused. Target #2: PowerSchool, an educational software giant.Lane stole records of about 60 million students and 10 million teachers. He then ex-filtrated the data to servers in Ukraine. Then he demanded a […]
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September 17, 2025
Passwords
One of the most popular (and unfortunately, successful) scams is to send an email that your account is expiring. To avoid disruptions, just enter your username and password, or just click the link and enter your password so your account doesn’t expire—NEVER do this! We will NEVER ask for your password (and please don’t tell […]
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