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Cybersecurity

Security and IT news for Greater Boston businesses, written by engineers: what happened, whether it affects you, and what to do about it.

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MFA Fatigue Attacks: Why One Approved Prompt Can Open the Door

An MFA fatigue attack, also called push bombing, happens when someone...

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Third-Party Vendor Risk Is Driving Nearly Half of All Data Breaches

Third-party vendor risk, the exposure created by outside companies and software...

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SonicWall SMA1000 Vulnerability: What Boston Businesses Need to Know

SonicWall confirmed on September 1, 2026 that two vulnerabilities in its...

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Massachusetts Small Business Cybersecurity Grant: What Boston Companies Need to Know

Massachusetts is now paying for part of your cybersecurity monitoring bill....

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September 2026 Patch Tuesday: What Boston Businesses Need to Patch Now

Microsoft’s September 2026 Patch Tuesday fixed close to 970 vulnerabilities, the...

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Gunra Ransomware: What Boston Businesses Need to Know

Gunra ransomware is a fast-growing extortion operation that federal agencies warned...

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Citrix NetScaler Vulnerability: What Boston Businesses Should Do Now

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) confirmed on August 26,...

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Windows 10 End of Support: How Boston Businesses Should Handle the ESU Price Hike

Windows 10 stopped receiving free security updates on October 14, 2025,...

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August 2026 Patch Tuesday: What Boston Businesses Need to Know

Microsoft’s August 2026 Patch Tuesday fixed 421 vulnerabilities, and one of...

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DMARC Email Authentication: What Boston Businesses Need to Know in 2026

DMARC email authentication is a DNS record that stops criminals from...

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