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September 14, 2026
Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026: Four Questions to Ask Your Team in October
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Skip the posters. Here are four questions an owner can ask in four weeks, each with a plain-English answer to check against.
Read the guideSeptember 7, 2026
Company Devices vs Personal Phones: Your Employee's Phone Has Your Client Files On It
Company devices and personal devices need different rules. Microsoft 365 already includes the tools for both. Here is how they work, in plain English.
Read the guideAugust 31, 2026
Vishing and AI Voice Cloning: When the Caller Sounds Exactly Like Your Boss
A familiar voice on the phone used to be proof of identity. A few seconds of audio is now enough to fake one, and the calls target whoever moves the money.
Read the guideAugust 25, 2026
Your Domain Name Is Your Business Identity: Who Actually Controls It?
Your domain is the one asset your email, your website, and every password reset depend on. Most owners cannot say who holds the account, or what happens if it lapses.
Read the guideAugust 10, 2026
AI Acceptable Use Policy: A Plain-English Template for Your Business
Your staff are already using AI tools, with or without a policy. Here is what a good AI policy covers, why each rule exists, and a starter template you can copy, fill in, and adopt this week.
Read the guideAugust 10, 2026
Policies vs. Technical Controls: Why Written Rules Alone Do Not Protect You
A policy tells people what to do. A control makes sure it happens. The difference decides whether your security rules protect the business or just decorate an audit binder.
Read the guideAugust 3, 2026
The 2026 Microsoft 365 Price Increase: What You Now Pay, and What You Get
Microsoft raised business plan prices on July 1, 2026, but most companies will not feel it until renewal. Here is what changed, what is newly included, and how to check what you already pay for but never turned on.
Read the guideJuly 27, 2026
NIST Password Guidelines Changed: Your Policy Is Probably Outdated
NIST finalized its updated password guidance in 2025, and it reverses most of what businesses still enforce. Length now beats complexity, forced resets are out, and the real upgrades are breach screening, MFA, and passkeys.
Read the guideJuly 20, 2026
Microsoft Is Retiring SMS and Voice MFA: What It Means for Your Business
Passkeys become the default Microsoft 365 sign-in in September 2026, and SMS and voice codes retire in February 2027. What actually changes, why Microsoft is doing it, and how to move your team without a help-desk meltdown.
Read the guideJuly 17, 2026
What Is Microsoft Secure Score and Why It Matters
Every Microsoft 365 tenant comes with a built-in security report card. Here is what the number actually measures, what it leaves out, and how to use it to reduce real risk.
Read the guideJuly 17, 2026
What Are SPF, DKIM, and DMARC? Why Email Authentication Is Required
Email was never designed to verify who a message really comes from. These three DNS records fix that, and they now decide whether your email gets delivered at all.
Read the guideJuly 17, 2026
Windows 10 and Server 2016 End of Support: What It Means for Your Business
Windows 10 support has already ended, and Windows Server 2016 reaches end of support in January 2027. What actually changes, which dates apply to a business rather than a home PC, and how to plan the transition without a fire drill.
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