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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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Business Email Compromise: The $3 Billion Fraud Boston Businesses Can’t Ignore

Business email compromise, known as BEC, tricks an employee into wiring...

Microsoft 365 Price Increases Are Here: What Boston Businesses Should Check Now

Microsoft’s commercial pricing changes took effect on July 1, 2026, and...

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July 2026 Patch Tuesday: What Boston Businesses Need to Patch This Week

Microsoft’s July 2026 Patch Tuesday fixed roughly 569 vulnerabilities, the largest...

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SharePoint Server Vulnerability: What Boston Businesses on Old Systems Should Do Now

A SharePoint Server vulnerability is being actively exploited right now, and...

How Hackers Use Hotel Wi-Fi to Steal Microsoft 365 Accounts

A few weeks ago, an employee at one of our clients,...

Managed IT vs. Break-Fix: What the Downtime Numbers Actually Show Boston Businesses

What’s the real difference between managed IT and break-fix support? Break-fix...

AI Voice Cloning Scams: How Boston Businesses Can Protect Against Deepfake Fraud

What is AI voice cloning fraud? AI voice cloning fraud is...

AI-Powered Phishing Attacks Are Targeting Boston Small Businesses in 2026 — Here’s What to Do

Are AI-generated phishing emails really that different from old-school spam? Yes...

Think Before You Click: How to Check If a Link Is Safe

Phishing attacks are the leading cause of data breaches and ransomware...

Why Boston SMBs Cannot Treat June 2026 Patch Tuesday as Routine

If your business usually treats Patch Tuesday as background noise, June...

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