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Smishing: The Cyber Scam That’s Hitting Your Phone Right Now
My phone goes off. A text from a number I don’t recognize: “I’ll be late for lunch.” I pause. Do I respond? Who is this? Maybe it’s a coworker. A friend. A client. But here’s the truth: It’s not. It’s ...
Cyber Compliance
Would You Skip a Blood Test? Then Why Are You Ignoring This?
You wouldn’t skip your annual physical. You wouldn’t ignore your dentist until your teeth started falling out. And if your doctor said you needed a colonoscopy, you might put it off… but you’d still get it done. Because deep down, ...
Compliance as a Service Is Sinking—Are You Going Down With It?
For years, MSPs have been selling Compliance as a Service (CaaS) as a golden opportunity. Regulations were tightening. Clients were scared. And compliance frameworks seemed like the perfect way to get businesses to take security seriously. But here’s the reality: ...
Karen’s Compliance Plan Will Get Your Client Sued—Here’s How to Protect Yourself
You sit down with your favorite client—an accounting firm with 30 employees. They’re sharp, professional, and they get it. You walk them through why Compliance-as-a-Service (CaaS) isn’t optional anymore. You show them the IRS requirements, the FTC Safeguards, and the ...
Cyber Liability
The $2.7TB Printer Driver Disaster—And Why Your MSP Might Be Next
It started with a printer. Like most IT horror stories, it wasn’t a big deal—just a new help desk tech trying to do their job. Printer wasn’t working, user was frustrated, and the tech just needed to find a driver ...
Your Clients Don’t Care About Compliance—They Care About Not Getting Sued
Let’s cut to the chase. Your clients don’t give a damn about compliance. If they could, they’d do the absolute bare minimum—send an intern to a three-hour training, slap together some policies from Google, and call it a day. And ...
The MSP Nightmare No One Talks About—Until It’s Too Late
Last night, I had dinner with a business owner who just went through personal bankruptcy. Not because he was reckless. Not because he mismanaged his finances. Because he lost a lawsuit. I want you to stop and really think about ...
Insurance & MSP Liability
Your Clients Are Walking Into a Lawsuit—And They’re About to Drag You With Them
Do you have clients who ignore your security recommendations? They say they can’t afford it. They tell you they aren’t a target. They assume cyber insurance will cover them. Then they get hacked. And that’s just the beginning of the ...
Your MSP Is at Risk—If You Don’t Have This One Documented Step
Cyber insurance policies are full of hidden requirements that your clients may not even be aware of—until it’s too late. One of the biggest ticking time bombs? Funds transfer policies. If your client has cyber insurance, do they have a ...
Are You Stuck in a Liability Loop? How to Break Free Before It’s Too Late
Groundhog Day….again! Did you go out on February 2nd to see if the groundhog spotted its shadow? It’s a pretty important day ...
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Tax Information Theft Is On The Rise This Year
It's tax season, and if you're like many people, you make use of one of the numerous e-file platforms offered by TurboTax, TaxAct, and similar companies. Unfortunately, tax season also presents a ...
The New Microsoft Office App Looks Like A Winner
In November of 2019, Microsoft made an announcement and gave users an early look at a new unified Office app designed specifically for Android and iOS devices. The purpose, of course, was ...
Mobile Flash Storage Getting Faster To Accommodate 5G Rollout
Are you ready for the world of 5G? Even if you are, the available storage you have on your favorite devices may not be as robust as you'd like it to be. ...
Mandatory Two Factor Authentication Coming To Ring Devices
Finally, a smart device manufacturer is taking device security seriously, and that's great news indeed. You may recall reading about a serious issue with Ring security systems recently. The news was that ...
Google Docs Gets Smarter With Smart Compose Feature
Google continues to increase the versatility and usefulness of the G-Suite. This time they are adding the much anticipated Smart Compose feature to Google Docs, and it is now available to all ...
New Dangerous Malware Is Disguising Itself As Fortnite Launcher
LokiBot burst onto the scene in 2015, and has earned a reputation as being a powerful. This fearsome trojan is being distributed in a new way that poses a very real threat ...
Dashlane Password Manager Removed From Google For Privacy Issues
Do you use the Dashlane Chrome web extension to help you manage your passwords? If so, you're not alone. The extension has more than three million users based on download stats. Unfortunately, ...
Old School Virus Called KBOT Is Hitting Networks
There was a day when worms were once common, terrifying threats on the internet. In the early days of the world wide web, there were a number of famous attacks that were ...
Malware And Viruses On Apple/Mac Systems Are On The Rise
For most of Apple's history, the company has been able to cast itself as a safer alternative to Windows-based computers.Hackers tended to focus the bulk of their efforts on Wintel boxes (Windows ...
Windows 10X Will Assist With Folding Screens And Dual Monitors
A lot of people raise a curious eyebrow when they hear the term Windows 10X for the first time. It's a bit of a niche product, but it is interesting. In recent ...
