Server vs. cloud decisions should start with your business needs and your numbers. For a small Texas business with 2–10 devices, the right setup should help employees work, protect important information, and keep costs understandable. Buying equipment or adding subscriptions only makes sense when the benefits justify the expense. Our recommendation: evaluate cloud software firstContinue reading “Server vs. Cloud: What’s Best for SMBs in 2026”
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Your Boss Approved This Invoice. Or Did They? AI Is Changing Business Email Fraud
Business email compromise is getting harder to spot because criminals are getting better at telling a believable story. Microsoft recently documented a large campaign that sent more than one million phishing emails over just a few days. The messages impersonated executives, vendors, and routine business processes, often leading victims toward ACH payment requests approaching $50,000.Continue reading “Your Boss Approved This Invoice. Or Did They? AI Is Changing Business Email Fraud”
A Cybersecurity Checklist Isn’t an Assessment: What CISA’s Latest Changes Teach Small Businesses
A cybersecurity assessment for small businesses should do more than hand the owner a checklist and ask whether antivirus, backups, and MFA are turned on. That difference became more visible this month after the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, better known as CISA, confirmed that it is retiring six free cybersecurity assessment programs previously deliveredContinue reading “A Cybersecurity Checklist Isn’t an Assessment: What CISA’s Latest Changes Teach Small Businesses”