Microsoft has tightened several default settings in Microsoft 365 over the past few years. Newer tenants get more protection out of the box than tenants set up before 2022 or so. The problem is that legacy configurations stay in place. A setting changed for new tenants in 2024 doesn’t retroactively change in yours, and historical user consents, inbox rules, or … Read More
Beware these “alerts” from Microsoft Azure
A lot of scams are getting much harder to spot.
They don’t look suspicious anymore. And this latest one is slipping straight past email security.
Most businesses wouldn’t question it, that’s why it’s working…
What Immutable Backup Means on Your Cyber Insurance Form
Cyber insurance applications include a question that catches a lot of small business owners off guard: “Do you maintain immutable, air-gapped, or offline backups of your critical business data?” Carriers added that question to renewal forms because ransomware operators worked out that the fastest way to force a payout is to wipe the backups first and encrypt everything else after. … Read More
Why Human Habits Are Your Biggest Security Risk
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 brute-force attack on … Read More
Windows 11’s new focus on efficiency
What if the biggest productivity boost for your team isn’t a new tool but a smoother experience with the tools they already use?
Tiny delays, cluttered screens, systems that feel a little sluggish don’t seem like much. But over weeks and months, they eat into efficiency.
These Windows 11 updates will make everyday work feel cleaner and faster…
What is Passkey Migration and How Can It Help Your Team Eliminate Passwords?
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 memorize anything. Passkey migration is … Read More
Is data security your top priority?
Most businesses believe their data security is under control. But confidence and reality don’t always line up.
As companies grow, systems multiply, cloud apps get added, older platforms stay in place, and access permissions stack up.
And that increases risk…
The “Zombie” SaaS Audit: Finding the 3 Apps Your Former Employees Still Access
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 from two roles ago. Three … Read More
Stop the Bleeding: How Revoking Admin Rights Eliminates Support Tickets
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, and override security controls) are … Read More
Teams update: No more accidental quitting
Ever noticed how it’s the tiny software quirks that cause the most frustration?
If you live in Microsoft Teams meetings, there’s a subtle change rolling out that could make things feel noticeably smoother.
It’s one of those updates everyone will appreciate…
