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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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Microsoft 365 Copilot’s Usage-Based Billing Default: What Boston Businesses Should Know

Starting November 2, 2026, every new Microsoft 365 Copilot Business license...

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Microsoft 365 Passkeys Are Now the Default: What Boston Businesses Need to Know

Microsoft 365 passkeys became the default sign-in method on September 1,...

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Prompt Injection Attacks Are the New Email Threat Boston Businesses Need to Watch

Prompt injection attacks are a new kind of email threat that...

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Microsoft 365 Business Plans Get More Storage and Security in 2026

Microsoft is quietly upgrading every Microsoft 365 Business plan this summer....

Boston small business employees reviewing files on a laptop before enabling Microsoft 365 Copilot

Microsoft 365 Copilot Security Risks: What Boston Businesses Should Check First

Microsoft 365 Copilot security risks come mostly from old file permissions,...

Microsoft 365 Updates for May 2026: What Boston Businesses Need to Know

May 2026 brings more than 25 changes to Microsoft 365, spanning...

Is Your Microsoft 365 as Secure as You Think? Find Out in 3 Minutes

Microsoft 365 is the backbone of most modern businesses, but a...

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Is Your Microsoft 365 Tenant Actually Secure? The 20 Settings Most Businesses Get Wrong

The Short Version Microsoft 365 ships with security settings tuned for...

Microsoft 365 Business Standard Is Getting Defender for Office 365 Included. Here’s What That Actually Means for Cost in 2026.

If your company is on Microsoft 365 Business Standard and you...

Your IT Support Just Called on Teams. Except It Wasn’t Us.

Ransomware groups are impersonating IT support on Microsoft Teams. Learn how...

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