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We had a nice long talk with our Cyber Insurance agent recently – and what we learned WILL directly impact small businesses with MSP Services. Did you know that if your Cyber Insurance Policy does not list your IT provider as a first line of defense in a cyber incident – then they shouldn’t be…

As you may have heard – it is cybersecurity awareness month. While ‘kitchy’ – cybersecurity awareness should be a continuous, ongoing event – not just the month of October. And of course – we all know what the ‘weakest link’ is right? It’s Phil in accounting – isn’t it? No matter what amazing tools you…

With cyberthreats on the rise – if you DON’T have a Password Manager – you need one ASAP. The days of passwords written on sticky notes or notepads are long gone. A secure, robust password manager is the best way to stay secure online. And bonus – you can have it on all of your…

Was one of the nefarious Uber hackers just arrested? Possibly. And it’s a kid! The 17-year-old who was arrested in the UK, is believed to be tied to the hacking group LAPSUS$which has also infiltrated GTA 6, Arion, and Microsoft. To read more about it – see this how it pans out here The City…

A Vietnamese self-professed ‘hacker’ couple recently wreaked havoc on Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) “for fun”. The couple initially planned to infiltrate the IHG network to extort money through a ransomware attack. After they were able to get into the network (quite easily – see below) – they were thwarted by the IHG tech team who…

Cybersecurity news doesn’t often have ‘happy news’ – but today we can celebrate a big ‘ole win for the company Axie Infinity. According to Bleeping Computer – this is the first time stolen cryptocurrency has been seized from a North Korean hacking group. Lots of goodies on how this seizure came about and how there…

If it is starting to feel a little like dejavu – it is because it kind of is. Once again an urgent request to update Google Chrome has come down the pike. This latest threat is a Zero Day – which means that the threat is active and the day it was found was the…

Labor Day is one of those long weekends where we Americans let our guard down and celebrate with our family and friends. And that is exactly why hackers LOVE our long weekends and holidays. While we are enjoying a little downtime – they are actively ramping up attacks that have the opportunity to run over…

Did you receive some snazzy new USB drive that promises all kinds of riches if you just plug it in? SURELY they meant nothing nefarious sending you a FREE COPY of Microsoft Office Professional Plus. SURELY. Don’t be fooled. Don’t plug it in. We know it’s tempting – but trust us. It’s a scam. Find…

You get a  Paypal invoice for several hundred dollars that will be debited from your account in 24 hours. You hover over all of the links – it looks legit. You cannot let your account be drained of your hard-earned money – so you click the link and it takes you a legit Paypal invoice….

LastPass has let customers know that their development environment was compromised by accessing it through a single compromised developer account. They have ensured customers that while the hackers took portions of the source code – no passwords were compromised. We are not saying it was a successful phish – but it looks like it might…

It’s that time again – time to update your Apple devices because the bad guys found a way in and found a way to exploit apple devices. Thankfully – the updates are easy – and relatively painless. Here’s how to download the iOS and iPadOS 15.6.1 update. 1. Open Settings. 2. Tap General. 3. Tap Software Update. 4. You’ll be prompted to…