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....
5 Microsoft 365 Settings Worth Checking in Your Tenant
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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: âDo you maintain immutable, air-gapped, or offline backups of your critical...
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...
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...
The âZombieâ 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...
Stop the Bleeding: How Revoking Admin Rights Eliminates Support Tickets
The most time-consuming ticket in your queue is rarely a hardware failure. Itâs the PC infection that started when a user installed something they shouldnât have been able to. Or...
Is Your Invoice a Deepfake? Securing Your Accounts Payable Process Against Voice and Email Cloning
Itâs 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...
Adversary-in-the-Middle Attacks: How Phishing Sites Steal Your Active Login
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...
The “Session Cookie” Hijack: Why MFA Canât Always Save You
MFA is a strong front-door lock. But itâs 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...
The “Legacy Debt” Audit: Identifying the 3 Oldest Risks in Your Server Room
The most dangerous thing in a server room is often the phrase, âDonât touch that.âItâs usually said with a half-joke and a grimace. It refers to the old box that âstill worksâ,...
The “Backup Exit” Strategy: Can You Move Your Data Without the Vendorâs Help?
When you first sign up for a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform, everything is designed to feel effortless. The problem is that the first real test of a SaaS relationship...
Micro-SaaS Vetting: The 5-Minute Security Check for Browser Add-ons
Browser add-ons have a funny reputation. They feel âsmallâ. A quick install. A tiny productivity boost. A harmless little helper that lives in your toolbar.But in practice, a...