Kevin
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…
There’s a lot of noise around next-generation productivity right now.
Even Microsoft is making big claims about its next-gen tools.
But the real question for any business owner is simple: Is it making your team more efficient, or is it just adding another layer of complexity?
Have you noticed new tools popping up in your environment without much warning?
It happens in most businesses at some point. A team finds something that helps them move faster, connects it, and carries on.
By the time you become aware of it, it’s already embedded in the workflow.
This is why tightening things up isn’t always the right move…
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…
Are the passwords protecting your business as strong as you think they are?
There’s a growing shortcut that looks clever on the surface, and feels efficient, but could weaken your security without you realizing.
If you’re using AI in your business, this is something you need to understand…
Security seems to be taking up more headspace for IT directors lately, as the conversations around risk, responsibility, and trade-offs keep growing.
But the operational work hasn’t slowed down.
If you’ve felt that shift, this could help…
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 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…
Still relying on Windows 10 with Extended Security Updates?
Your safety net has an end date and it’s approaching fast.
When it disappears, so does your protection.
If Windows 10 is still part of your business setup, now’s the time to start thinking ahead…
Security shouldn’t feel like a constant background stress.
If you spend more time sorting signal from noise than improving posture, something’s off.
Too many alerts drain focus.
There’s a way to ease the pressure without switching things off or losing control…