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ConnectWise has suspended Cloud Backup, formerly SkyKick, after attackers used the app's own credential to sign in to customer Microsoft 365 tenants. Backups and restores are offline with no restoration date yet. Here is what is known, what to check if you use it, and what every Microsoft 365 business should review.
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Guest Wi-Fi should provide internet access while blocking connections to your internal business network. A different Wi-Fi name and password do not confirm that the networks are separated. The router, access points, and firewall must also be configured to prevent guest devices from reaching internal systems.
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A website that was built once and never touched again is a common small-business blind spot. Here is what managed hosting and maintenance should actually include, and a short checklist to find out whether anyone is really looking after yours.
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CISA added nine actively exploited vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog this week, including a BeyondTrust Remote Support zero-day that BeyondTrust and Google's Mandiant say a suspected nation-state actor used for nearly seven weeks before disclosure. Extended Security Updates for Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 also ended for good on October 13. Here are the five verified developments for small and mid-size businesses this week, ranked by relevance, exploitation evidence, and urgency.
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CISA added CVE-2026-102764 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on October 16, 2026, the day after BeyondTrust and Google's Mandiant disclosed that a suspected China-nexus espionage actor exploited the flaw as a zero-day against BeyondTrust's Remote Support appliance in late August 2026. Here is who is affected, what BeyondTrust and Mandiant recommend beyond patching, and what to check now.
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CISA added CVE-2026-21589, a critical unauthenticated file-access flaw in eight self-hosted Atlassian products, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on October 15, 2026, with an October 18 remediation date, ten days after Atlassian's own advisory said it could not confirm whether any self-hosted instances were affected. Here is who is actually affected, what Atlassian has fixed, and what to check now.
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A lobby screen or menu board is a network-connected computer today, not a television playing a loop. Here is what managed digital signage actually involves, the security risk an unmanaged screen creates, and what to check before you buy one.
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CISA added two actively exploited vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on October 14, 2026, both with an October 17 remediation date: a critical, unauthenticated file-write flaw in Cisco Secure Email Gateway (CVE-2026-76519) and a code injection flaw in Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS firewalls and Panorama (CVE-2026-0322). Here is who is affected, what each vendor confirmed, and what to check this week.
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CISA added two actively exploited vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on October 13, 2026, both with an October 16 remediation date: an authentication bypass in Ivanti Connect Secure VPN appliances (CVE-2026-104935) and a Windows Shell flaw that lets crafted files slip past Mark of the Web protections (CVE-2026-96951). Here is who is affected, what attackers have done with the Ivanti flaw, and what to check this week.
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Extended Security Updates for Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 ended with Microsoft's October 13, 2026 security update, the final one the program provides, and no further year is listed anywhere. That includes the free coverage Microsoft offered to workloads hosted in Azure for the same three years; it ended on the same date, not three years from whenever a workload actually migrated. If your business still has one of these servers in production, confirm it now and start moving off it.
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Before canceling a cloud service, export your data and confirm that the files can be opened or imported. Move any connected applications and sign-ins, then check the provider's current rules for access, billing, retention, and deletion.
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Microsoft's own documentation draws a clear line between the default recycle bin that comes with every Microsoft 365 subscription and Microsoft 365 Backup, the real backup product it sells separately. Here's what the built-in retention windows actually cover, what real backup adds, and how to make sure your business has genuine coverage.
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The first hour of a cyberattack is when most costly mistakes happen. This guide gives the steps in order: isolate the affected devices rather than powering them down, call your IT provider by phone, preserve the evidence, contact your bank if money moved, and where to report an attack in the US, UK, and Australia.
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Microsoft's July 2026 Patch Tuesday shipped about 570 security fixes, close to triple the prior month, including two zero-days already under attack, as AI accelerates how fast vulnerabilities are found. This article explains what changed and how a managed patch-management program keeps a record patch count from becoming a security gap.
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The HIPAA Security Rule sets administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for electronic protected health information. This guide translates it into practical terms for healthcare practices and business associates, explains required versus addressable specifications, and shows why the security risk analysis is the foundation.
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Break-fix support charges by the incident and only acts after something fails. Managed IT charges a flat fee to keep systems healthy. This article compares the two models on cost predictability, incentive alignment, security, and downtime, and explains when each still makes sense.
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Business email compromise cost US businesses more than $3 billion last year, and AI has made these scams nearly indistinguishable from legitimate requests. The fix is not asking accounts payable teams to be more suspicious. It is building verification processes that work no matter how convincing a message looks.
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Apple has announced that Apple Intelligence will change weak and compromised passwords for you in a future iOS 27 update, navigating supported sites and updating credentials automatically. It is a real step forward for password hygiene, but it is a consumer convenience, not a managed business control. Here is how it works and what your company still needs to own.
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