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Are you curious about how Managed IT Providers can help your business, or about the Tech Industry in general?  Look no further - we have articles about Cyber Security, Business Technologies, and IT in general.

Why Human Habits Are Your Biggest Security Risk

By Mike Hasner | June 30, 2026

Most cyberattacks do not start with a sophisticated intrusion. They start with a click on a personal email, a reused password, or a file uploaded to a familiar cloud service because the approved option felt slower.The Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report found that 68% of breaches involve the human element. Not a zero-day exploit. Not a […]

What is Passkey Migration and How Can It Help Your Team Eliminate Passwords?

By Mike Hasner | June 25, 2026

Your team locks everything down with passwords. Some are strong, some are not, and most have been reused somewhere over the years. Every month, IT fields reset requests. Every year, the same breach reports list stolen credentials as the leading cause. There is now a more effective path, and it does not require users to […]

The “Zombie” SaaS Audit: Finding the 3 Apps Your Former Employees Still Access

By Mike Hasner | June 20, 2026

Someone leaves the company on a Friday. By Monday, their email account is disabled, and their laptop is back in the pile. What nobody checks is their login to the project management tool they signed up for in Q3, the cloud storage folder they shared with a contractor, or the CRM access they still have […]

Stop the Bleeding: How Revoking Admin Rights Eliminates Support Tickets

By Mike Hasner | June 15, 2026

The most time-consuming ticket in your queue is rarely a hardware failure. It’s the PC infection that started when a user installed something they shouldn’t have been able to. Or it’s the broken configuration left behind after someone changed a setting IT can’t trace. Local administrator rights (the ability to install software, modify system settings, […]

Is Your Invoice a Deepfake? Securing Your Accounts Payable Process Against Voice and Email Cloning

By Mike Hasner | June 10, 2026

It’s a statistic that sends a shiver down the backs of SME owners, managers and employees.   According to the FBI’s 2025 Internet Crime Report, business email compromise (BEC) cost US businesses more than $3 billion last year. This makes it one of the most financially damaging cybercrimes on record.  AI has made these attacks harder […]

Adversary-in-the-Middle Attacks: How Phishing Sites Steal Your Active Login

By Mike Hasner | June 5, 2026

You click a link, sign in, approve the MFA prompt, and get on with your day. Completely unaware that someone else just logged into your account at the same moment. That scenario surprises many businesses, particularly those that rely on multi-factor authentication (MFA) to protect cloud accounts. But this is exactly how Adversary-in-the-Middle (AiTM) phishing […]

The “Session Cookie” Hijack: Why MFA Can’t Always Save You

By Mike Hasner | May 30, 2026

MFA is a strong front-door lock. But it’s not the only thing that decides whether someone can get in. After you sign in, your browser keeps you logged in using a session token (often stored as a cookie). It’s the digital version of a wristband at an event: once you’ve been checked, the wristband proves […]

The “Legacy Debt” Audit: Identifying the 3 Oldest Risks in Your Server Room

By Mike Hasner | May 25, 2026

The most dangerous thing in a server room is often the phrase, “Don’t touch that.” It’s usually said with a half-joke and a grimace. It refers to the old box that “still works”, runs something important, and has survived so many fixes and workarounds that nobody feels confident changing it anymore. That’s legacy debt.  Not […]

The “Backup Exit” Strategy: Can You Move Your Data Without the Vendor’s Help?

By Mike Hasner | May 20, 2026

When you first sign up for a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform, everything is designed to feel effortless.  The problem is that the first real test of a SaaS relationship isn’t the onboarding. It’s the exit.  For many small businesses, the front door is wide open, but the emergency exit is bolted shut: exports are incomplete, key […]

Micro-SaaS Vetting: The 5-Minute Security Check for Browser Add-ons

By Mike Hasner | May 15, 2026

Browser add-ons have a funny reputation. They feel “small”. A quick install. A tiny productivity boost. A harmless little helper that lives in your toolbar. But in practice, a browser extension is more like a micro-SaaS vendor sitting inside your browser session. It can see what you see, interact with the pages you open, and […]

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