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Infostealer Malware Is Bypassing MFA by Stealing Session Cookies, Not Passwords
Attackers aren’t cracking MFA. They’re stealing the session created after MFA already succeeded, and it’s become one of the fastest-growing ways businesses get breached.
dns IT & Technology SecurityPasskeys vs. Passwords: Should Your Business Actually Switch in 2026
Passkeys aren’t just a longer password. They remove the thing phishing has always relied on: a secret a person can be tricked into typing into the wrong place.
dns IT & Technology SecurityWhat We Check in a Network Security Assessment (and What We Usually Find)
Firewall rules nobody remembers the reason for, flat networks with no segmentation, and VPN configurations left on factory defaults, here’s what we’re actually looking for.
bug_report Security Testing & RiskWhat a Real Vulnerability Assessment Found: Patterns From Recent Engagements
Not zero-days. The findings that show up again and again in real assessments are far more ordinary, and far more fixable, than most people expect.
bug_report Security Testing & RiskWhat Actually Happens During a Penetration Test: A Week-by-Week Walkthrough
Scoping calls, reconnaissance, careful exploitation, and a report someone can actually act on, here’s what a real penetration testing engagement looks like from the inside.
dns IT & Technology SecuritySecure Remote Access: What to Actually Set Up Instead of Forwarding RDP to the Internet
Needing to reach a machine remotely is normal. Forwarding RDP straight through your router so anyone on the internet can try to reach it isn’t, here’s what to do instead.
dns IT & Technology Security9 Signs Your WordPress Site Has Been Hacked (and What to Do First)
From unfamiliar admin accounts to sudden search-engine warnings, here are the signs that mean your WordPress site needs an incident response, not just a quick fix.
warning Threats & Security AlertsWhy Small Businesses Are Prime Ransomware Targets, Not Just Big Enterprises
The “we’re too small to be a target” assumption is exactly what makes small businesses an efficient target for ransomware operators.
bug_report Security Testing & RiskPenetration Testing vs. Vulnerability Scanning: What’s Actually the Difference
A scanner tells you what might be exploitable. A penetration test tells you what actually is, and the difference matters for budget and compliance decisions.
school Cybersecurity BasicsIncident Response: What Should Actually Happen in the First 24 Hours
The first 24 hours after discovering a breach determine most of what happens next, here’s the order that actually reduces damage.
dns IT & Technology SecuritySPF, DKIM, and DMARC: What They Actually Do and Why Half of Small Business Email Is Still Unprotected
Three records that decide whether an attacker can send email that looks like it came from you, and why so many small businesses have them missing or misconfigured.
school Cybersecurity BasicsMulti-Factor Authentication: Why SMS Codes Are the Weakest Option, Not the Safe Default
MFA dramatically cuts account-takeover risk, but not all MFA is equal, SMS codes are the version most vulnerable to interception and SIM-swap attacks.
bug_report Security Testing & RiskPatch Management: Why “We Update on Patch Tuesday” Isn’t a Full Strategy
Patch Tuesday covers Windows and Microsoft products. It says nothing about your third-party software, network devices, or the servers running your business.
dns IT & Technology SecurityVPN vs. Zero Trust Network Access: What Actually Changes for a Small Business
Zero Trust is genuinely useful, but it’s not automatically the right move for every business still running a traditional VPN.
dns IT & Technology SecurityA WooCommerce Security Checklist That Goes Beyond “Install a Security Plugin”
WooCommerce security is WordPress security plus payment data, checkout flow, and PCI scope, a single security plugin doesn’t cover all of that.
bug_report Security Testing & RiskWhat a Phishing Simulation Actually Tests (and What It Doesn’t)
Click-rate is the number every phishing simulation report leads with, and it’s also the least useful metric in it.
dns IT & Technology SecurityThe Cloud Misconfigurations We Find Most Often in AWS and Azure Audits
Most cloud breaches aren’t sophisticated exploits, they’re a handful of recurring configuration mistakes we see across almost every audit.
warning Threats & Security AlertsEDR vs. Traditional Antivirus: What the Upgrade Actually Buys You
Antivirus asks “is this file known-bad?” EDR asks “is this behavior suspicious?”, and that distinction is why modern attacks slip past antivirus alone.
insights CyberISolve InsightsWhy We Run Tabletop Exercises Before a Business Ever Needs Incident Response for Real
A written incident response plan and a team that’s actually rehearsed it are two very different levels of preparedness.
dns IT & Technology SecurityDNS Security: The Infrastructure Layer Most Businesses Never Monitor
DNS decides where your traffic actually goes, and it’s one of the least monitored pieces of infrastructure in a typical small business setup.
dns IT & Technology SecurityThe 3-2-1 Backup Rule, and Why “We Have Backups” Still Isn’t Enough
Having backups and having a backup strategy that actually survives ransomware are two different things.
gavel Business & CompliancePCI-DSS Basics for Small Retailers: What Actually Applies to You
PCI-DSS applies differently depending on how your business actually handles card data, and reducing scope is often more practical than trying to secure everything.
warning Threats & Security AlertsSocial Engineering Beyond Phishing: Pretexting, Vishing, and Physical Tailgating
Phishing is the social engineering technique everyone trains for. It’s not the only one, and the others don’t show up in an email inbox at all.
gavel Business & ComplianceRansomware: Should You Ever Pay? What We Tell Clients Facing That Decision
There’s no universally correct answer to “should we pay the ransom”, but there are specific factors that should actually drive the decision, and a few myths worth clearing up first.
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