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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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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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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...

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