Cyber Security
Why Small Businesses Can’t Afford to Treat Cybersecurity as Optional
Article summary: Small businesses face many of the same cyber threats as larger organizations, often with fewer resources to detect and respond to them. Effective cybersecurity relies on layers of protection, including strong access controls, regular patching, reliable backups, monitoring, and employee training. Investing in these safeguards now can reduce the risk, disruption, and financial…
Read MoreThere’s only one thing you can rely on cybercriminals for
It might sound like good news when cybercriminals turn on each other.
But it doesn’t make things safer.
Some are offering to “help” victims caught in the middle, which sounds tempting until you think about it properly…
The Quiet Way Hackers Are Getting Into Business Inboxes
Article summary: Business email security threats have shifted toward polished, AI-written messages that mimic a real vendor or executive closely enough to fool a careful employee. Layered email protection, not just spam filtering, is what actually catches these messages before they reach an inbox. An invoice arrives from a vendor your business has worked with…
Read MoreWarning: Don’t fall for fake CAPTCHAs
Most people don’t think twice about CAPTCHAs.
And that’s being exploited.
There’s a new twist on something you see every day. It’s catching people out in a way that only shows up later…
Revoking Hidden OAuth & Mobile App Access After an Employee Leaves
Article summary: Disabling an employee’s account is not the same as revoking their access. OAuth tokens and mobile app sessions can persist long after a user account is closed, giving former employees a silent path back into company data. OAuth access revocation during offboarding requires a separate, deliberate step that most businesses skip entirely. Employee…
Read MoreProtecting Your Firm from “Session Hijacking”: Why MFA Alone Won’t Stop Cookie Theft
Article summary: Multi-factor authentication confirms who you are at login. Session hijacking attacks after that point, stealing the cookie that proves login already happened. By the time a session cookie is stolen, MFA is irrelevant. Session hijacking protection requires a different set of controls: shorter session lifetimes, conditional access policies, and monitoring for anomalous session…
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