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Should you ban AI on Fridays?

By Kevin / August 10, 2026 / Comments Off on Should you ban AI on Fridays?

By the end of the week, most teams are a little more tired and a little quicker to hit send.
When AI tools are involved, that can become a problem.
The output often looks finished even when it still needs a proper check.
So, should you ban AI on Fridays…?

QR Code Scams: What They Are and How to Protect Your Business

By Kevin / August 5, 2026 /

Article Summary: A QR code scam, sometimes called quishing, hides a malicious web link inside a QR code. Because the link is buried in an image instead of written as text, it slips past the email filters that normally catch bad links, and scanning the code usually moves the victim onto a personal phone that…

When documentation becomes a single point of failure

By Kevin / August 3, 2026 / Comments Off on When documentation becomes a single point of failure

You probably don’t think about documentation until you need it.
Most of the time, you already know how things are set up, how they fit together, and what needs attention.
Then something changes.
That’s usually when you find out how much of your environment only exists in your head…

Beware this fake Windows 11 update

By Kevin / August 3, 2026 / Comments Off on Beware this fake Windows 11 update

Most people install updates without a second thought.
And that’s what attackers rely on.
There’s a new scam that looks so convincing, even experienced users are getting caught out.
Once you click, it’s already too late…

How Small Business Ransomware Attacks Work (And How to Protect Against Them)

By Kevin / July 30, 2026 /

Small businesses are the most common ransomware target by volume of incidents, even though many small business owners assume hackers focus on larger organizations. A 22-person company has enough revenue to be worth attacking, no dedicated security team to defend it, and a publicly traceable footprint that takes about an hour to research. What follows…

Audit fatigue is slowing IT directors down

By Kevin / July 27, 2026 / Comments Off on Audit fatigue is slowing IT directors down

Audits on their own are manageable.
It’s the pace they come back at that starts to have an impact. On your time, and on the other things you’re responsible for.
Sound familiar? There’s a better way to handle it…

Stop AI agents creating security blind spots

By Kevin / July 27, 2026 / Comments Off on Stop AI agents creating security blind spots

AI is starting to do more than just help your team.
It’s making decisions and taking actions on your behalf.
Everything runs and work gets done faster.

But if something doesn’t look right, could you explain why?

How to Answer Cyber Insurance Renewal Questions Without Voiding Your Policy

By Kevin / July 25, 2026 /

If you have a cyber insurance renewal coming up, the application is probably longer than the one you filled in last time. It’s also more specific. Each new question maps to a control that, if missing, allowed a major 2023 or 2024 claim to escalate. The wording reflects how carriers responded to losses they paid…

Why Bad Onboarding Is the Real Cause of Messy Offboarding

By Kevin / July 20, 2026 /

By the time an employee hands in their notice, the decisions that will make their departure clean or messy have already been made. They were made in the first weeks of the person’s tenure, when nobody was paying close attention because the new hire had just arrived and there were a hundred other things to…

Explaining cyber risk to the board without losing the room

By Kevin / July 20, 2026 / Comments Off on Explaining cyber risk to the board without losing the room

There’s a moment in most board meetings where the conversation turns to cyber risk.
The board thinks the questions are simple. But you know the answers are far from it.
And how you explain it often matters just as much as the controls you’ve put in place…