If you’re responsible for operations, HR, or “whatever touches technology” in your company, you’ve likely asked yourself how to prevent credential theft without turning your office into a security fortress. That’s a fair question. After all, credential-based attacks remain the #1 way cybercriminals breach organizations. According to Verizon’s Data Breach Investigations Report, stolen or reusedContinue reading “How to Prevent Credential Theft: Why It Happens and How Texas SMBs Can Stop It”
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Millions of AI Chat Messages Exposed: Why Small Businesses Must Treat AI as a Security Risk
Artificial intelligence tools are quickly becoming part of daily business workflows. Employees use AI chat apps to draft emails, summarize documents, brainstorm marketing copy, and even troubleshoot internal processes. However, a recent report highlighted by Fox News shows why this growing habit carries serious risk for small businesses. Millions of AI chat messages were exposedContinue reading “Millions of AI Chat Messages Exposed: Why Small Businesses Must Treat AI as a Security Risk”
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): The Cheapest Security Upgrade Most Businesses Skip
Multi-factor authentication is the cheapest security upgrade most businesses skip, yet it stops the most common way attackers break in: stolen passwords. Today, cybercriminals rarely “hack” systems directly. Instead, they log in using passwords that someone already exposed, reused, or unknowingly handed over. Because of this shift, passwords alone no longer protect business accounts. EvenContinue reading “Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA): The Cheapest Security Upgrade Most Businesses Skip”