Year: 2026

Article Summary: Immutable backups are backup copies that nobody can change or delete during a fixed retention period, including administrators and attackers using stolen credentials. Cyber insurance carriers ask about them on renewal applications because ransomware...

Article Summary: Microsoft has tightened several Microsoft 365 defaults over the past few years, but those changes do not always apply retroactively. Tenants set up before 2022, or configured by a previous IT provider and left alone since, often still have legacy...

Article Summary: Microsoft 365 Copilot retrieves files, emails, and chats using each user's existing Microsoft 365 permissions. In most tenants, those permissions are broader than anyone has mapped, because access accumulates across years of projects and staff...

Article Summary: Offboarding is the final step of a process that started on the employee's first day. Shared logins, forgotten SaaS subscriptions, untracked personal devices, and client relationships locked inside one person's inbox are almost always traceable to...

Article Summary: Cyber insurance applications have grown longer because of specific claim trends from 2023 and 2024, including the MOVEit supply-chain breach, the Change Healthcare ransomware incident, and the Arup deepfake wire fraud. Each new section asks about...

Article Summary: Most ransomware attacks target small businesses at volume, running through dozens of prospects per month. A 22-person company can be researched in 40 minutes using public records, attacked using session-token theft after a single phishing click, and...

Article Summary: Personal web habits are one of the least visible cybersecurity risks businesses face, especially when work and personal life share the same devices, browsers, and identities. Routine behaviour like checking personal email, reusing passwords, or...

Article Summary: Passwords remain a leading cause of breaches, yet most teams still rely on them for daily access. Passkey migration replaces passwords over time with device-bound, cryptographic credentials that can’t be phished, reused, or stolen from a server. This...

Article Summary: Most businesses remove a departing employee’s email access quickly, but leave their SaaS access scattered across other tools. Zombie accounts are the leftover logins, tokens, and permissions that remain active after someone leaves or changes roles. A...

Article Summary: Local admin rights used to make software installs and troubleshooting faster, but today they create avoidable risk and constant support noise. Removing admin access reduces malware exposure, limits configuration drift, and eliminates common ticket...

Article Summary: Adversary-in-the-Middle (AiTM) attacks are a modern phishing technique that steals active login sessions, not just passwords. Understanding how AiTM works helps businesses reduce exposure to phishing-resistant sign-ins, tighter session controls, and...