RESEARCH
Your Security Tools Are Lying to You. Here’s Proof.
It starts like every other sales call with an organization that has its own internal IT department. The prospect’s IT team walks you through their stack. They brag about their EDR. They’ve got a fancy firewall. They’ve got “AI‑powered everything.” ...
Cyber Compliance
Stop Getting Mad When Your Client Won’t Buy Compliance
You know the look. You explain how they need MFA, a risk assessment, documented policies, backups that actually restore… and your client stares back at you like you just recited the GDPR in ancient Greek. You leave the meeting frustrated. ...
“Fined Without a Breach?” Why the Wojeski $60,000 Penalty Matters—even if You Think You’re Small
You’ve seen two kinds of headlines after cyber incidents: (1) lawsuits and (2) regulatory enforcement. The recent $60,000 fine against Wojeski ...
New California Audit Law Just Put Your MSP on the Hook. Here’s How to Turn It Into Recurring Revenue
If your clients process sensitive data, your MSP is now part of the legal conversation. On July 24, 2025, California finalized new rules that require businesses processing high-risk personal information to undergo annual, independent cybersecurity audits. This isn’t just for ...
Cyber Liability
AI Is Already Inside Your Walls. You Just Haven’t Looked Hard Enough.
Think your clients are the ones playing fast and loose with AI? Guess again. Your techs are doing it—right now—on your network. Not because they’re reckless. Because they’re efficient. They’re pasting configs into ChatGPT. Running SOPs through Gemini. Copying proposals ...
You’re Using Your Smartest Engineer Wrong (And So Are Your Clients)
What if I told you that you’re misusing the most powerful engineer on your team? No, not Josh. Not the guy with the beard who still thinks ZFS is the answer to everything. I’m talking about AI. And right now? ...
What a New Lawsuit Can Teach Us About Cyber Liability and Documentation
When a cyber insurance provider sues vendors after a ransomware incident, it’s not just about fault—it’s about proof. In Ace American Insurance Co. v. Congruity 360 and Trustwave, we see how courts allocate responsibility—and why the side with the best ...
Insurance & MSP Liability
You’re Not Insured. You’re Just Hopeful.
So there I am, wrapping up a conference session—over 1,000 MSPs in the building—and one guy comes up clutching a fresh copy of Standardized like it’s a fire extinguisher in a server room. He’s nodding along, clearly rattled in all ...
Your MSP Carries More Risk Than a Magazine Stand—and That’s a Problem
Let’s talk about airport gift shops for a minute. You know the ones—tiny kiosks with $14 neck pillows, expired jerky, and three copies of Men’s Health no one’s ever going to read. Now, tell me—how much sensitive data do you ...
If You Don’t Own the Security Stack, You’ll Be Replaced
There’s a quiet shift happening in the cyber insurance world—and if you’re not talking to your clients about it, someone else is. That someone is their insurance provider. And they’re not just selling policies anymore. They’re selling cybersecurity solutions too. ...
More Articles
Feature Similar To iPhone Airdrop Was Added To Android
Apple users are almost certainly familiar with the Airdrop feature, which allows content to be shared between two iPhones that are in close proximity to each other. Recently, Google announced the rollout ...
Trickbot Adds New Trick Linux Malware
Trickbot is about as bad as they come in the world of malware. Originally a malware strain from the Windows ecosystem, security professionals have recently found samples of the code in the ...
This New Malware Added An Email Attachment Stealer
Emotet's massive botnet was dormant for several months, but on July 17th, 2020, it suddenly rumbled back to life. It started spewing out massive numbers of phishing emails aimed at installing Trickbot ...
Online Shoppers Are Seeing An Increase In Scams
Recently, the FBI issued an advisory warning about a sharp increase in the number of reported victims of online shopping scams. According to data compiled by the FTC, the last few months ...
Popular Interior Design Website Has Breach Of User Accounts
The most recent company to have fallen victim to hackers is Havenly. They are a US-based interior design firm with an interactive website that allows users to get interior design help from ...
Meetup Website Has Patched Vulnerability Open To Hackers
Recently, security researchers at Checkmarx discovered a pair of serious vulnerabilities in the popular online meeting website Meetup. According to the researchers, a hacker could combine cross-site scripting (XSS) with cross-site request ...
Cisco Data Center Manager Software Users Should Patch Immediately
Do you use Cisco's Data Center Manager Software? If so, be advised that the company recently issued an advisory concerning a serious security flaw. The advisory reads, in part, as follows: "The ...
New Netflix Payment Phishing Emails Appear Legitimate
Do you have a Netflix account? If so, you're certainly not alone. Since the start of the pandemic, the company has experienced unprecedented growth, and is now the video streaming service of ...
Trickbot Malware Went Into Hiding And Now It’s Back
For more than five months, the internet breathed a collective sigh of relief as one of the most notorious strains of malware, Emotet, went dark and ceased all activity. It was as ...
Remote Workers Are Getting Hit By Ransomware
According to the 2020 Vulnerability and Treat Trends Report, the number of new samples of ransomware increased by a staggering 72 percent during the first half of this year. Hackers around the ...
Adobe Photoshop Should Be Updated To Address Security Issues
Do you use Adobe Photoshop, Bridge, or Prelude? If so, and even if you're not normally quick to apply security patches issued by the company, you'll want to give the most recent ...
Improvements Have Been Added To Microsoft Edge Browser
If you use Microsoft Edge on Windows, macOS, iOS, or Android, you'll probably want to install the July 2020 update as soon as possible because it contains a raft of improvements to ...
