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”
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Thousands of Texans Lost Internet. Could Your Business Keep Working Without It?
A major Texas internet outage recently disrupted service across parts of Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and surrounding areas. Thousands of customers reported problems with broadband, Wi-Fi, and home internet service. Then the story became more complicated. An Iranian-linked hacking group claimed responsibility for the outage. AT&T rejected that claim and said its investigation foundContinue reading “Thousands of Texans Lost Internet. Could Your Business Keep Working Without It?”
Microsoft’s Biggest Patch Tuesday Ever Shows Why “Update Later” Is Becoming Dangerous
Microsoft Patch Tuesday updates are becoming harder for small businesses to ignore. On September 8, 2026, Microsoft released what independent security researchers described as its largest Patch Tuesday ever. The update addressed 966 vulnerabilities, including 105 Critical flaws and two zero-days already being exploited in real attacks. That is a huge number. However, the mostContinue reading “Microsoft’s Biggest Patch Tuesday Ever Shows Why “Update Later” Is Becoming Dangerous”