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Ransomware is the last step of an attack, not the first. How it gets in, why backups alone are not enough anymore, and the layers that actually stop it. Part 2 of our 8 Types of Cyber Attacks series.
Read Full ArticlePart 1 of 8 Types of Cyber Attacks: what phishing is, four red flags to check before you click, and the layers that stop it.
Read Full ArticleA DDoS attack does not steal anything. It just keeps your customers from reaching you. What DoS and DDoS mean in plain English, why small businesses get targeted, and the layers that keep you online. Part 3 of our 8 Types of Cyber Attacks series.
Read Full ArticleAt 12:51 PM on a Thursday in August, a manufacturer sent 543 of its customers, suppliers and general contractors an invitation to bid on a materials package. Except the company didn't send it. Someone in Virginia did, from the company's own mailbox, using the company's own signature block — right down to the notice about […]
Read Full ArticleTwo Adirondack restaurant locations, one recurring problem: every storm took down the internet, the music, the TVs and the POS. Here is how Adaptive IT built real redundancy with Spectrum, Starlink and UniFi.
Read Full ArticleThis morning in Atlantic Highlands, NJ, Adaptive IT was on hand to help The Chick Mission launch the Chick Road Trip — a 26-state, six-week awareness tour supporting young women preserving fertility before cancer treatment.
Read Full ArticleMost business owners think of email security the way they think of flood insurance: a line item you pay for, hope you never need, and quietly resent every renewal. Fair. But what if I told you the right email security tool starts paying you back on day one — not in “breach avoided” hypotheticals, but […]
Read Full ArticleMicrosoft is making passkeys the default MFA method in Entra ID starting September 1, 2026, and retiring SMS/voice authentication on February 1, 2027. Here is what small and mid-sized businesses on Microsoft 365 should do now.
Read Full ArticleYesterday I received the email below. It looks close enough to a legitimate USPS notice that a hurried person could easily click through — and that’s exactly the point. Phishing works because it exploits time pressure and pattern recognition, not because it’s technically sophisticated. I’m sharing it here so you and your team can see […]
Read Full ArticleCyber insurance requirements have tightened dramatically. Insurers now audit your security controls — and businesses that fail risk losing coverage or facing massive premium increases. Here is how to prepare.
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