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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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  • Cyber Security

October 2026 Patch Tuesday: Boston Businesses Face a Record 1,411 Fixes

Microsoft’s October 2026 Patch Tuesday fixed roughly 1,411 vulnerabilities on October...

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  • Cybersecurity

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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  • Cyber Security

How to Talk to Your IT Provider About Cyber Insurance and Security Requirements

Cyber insurance applications used to be one page. Name, revenue, industry,...

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  • Microsoft 365

Exchange Web Services Retirement: What Boston Businesses Need to Know

Microsoft began switching off Exchange Web Services (EWS) in Exchange Online...

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  • Cybersecurity

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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  • Managed IT

What a Boston Managed IT Partner Should Actually Be Doing for a 20–50 Person Business

Here is the conversation I have most often with a business...

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  • IT Management

Windows Server 2022 End of Mainstream Support: What It Means for Boston Businesses

Windows Server 2022 reaches end of mainstream support on October 13,...

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  • Business Continuity

Massachusetts Data Breach Notification Law: What Boston Businesses Must Do When It Happens

Massachusetts Chapter 93H, the state’s data breach notification law, requires any...

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  • Cybersecurity

SonicWall SMA1000 Vulnerability: What Boston Businesses Need to Know

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

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  • Microsoft 365

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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  • Cybersecurity

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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  • Business Continuity

What the Boston Scientific Cyberattack Teaches Local Businesses About Business Continuity

Boston Scientific, the Marlborough-based medical device maker, needed roughly two weeks...

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  • Cyber Security, Cybersecurity

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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