A Quiet Attack Most Businesses Missed In April 2026, the FBI disrupted a cyber operation where hackers had quietly taken over thousands of routers across the United States. These were not high-end systems. They were everyday routers sitting in small business environments, often outdated, unpatched, or still using default settings. Most of the affected businesses… Read more »
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Third-Party Vendor Risk for Small Businesses
A Recent Breach That Changed the Conversation Earlier last month (April 2026), thousands of schools logged into Canvas and were met with a ransom message. This was not caused by a phishing email or an employee mistake. It happened because a vendor they trusted had been breached. Events like this are becoming more common, and… Read more »
Your Employees Use ChatGPT. Is Your Business Data Safe?
Around 900 million people use ChatGPT every week, according to OpenAI. A lot of them are using it at work – to write emails, summarize meetings, or draft client proposals. The catch? On a regular ChatGPT account, every word your team types in can be saved by OpenAI and used to help train the next… Read more »
Ransomware Protection for Small Businesses: 4 Steps to Take Right Now
In Part 1 of this series, we covered how Ransomware-as-a-Service has made small businesses the primary target – including how double extortion, triple extortion, and supply chain attacks have changed the threat landscape. If you missed it, start there first. Ransomware protection for small businesses does not require an enterprise security budget. Most successful ransomware… Read more »
Lurie Hospital Cybersecurity Issue Sparks Network Outage
Cybersecurity Issue Sparks Network Outage In an unexpected turn of events, Lurie Children’s Hospital is currently facing a major setback due to a network outage, disrupting crucial services such as phones, email, and internet connectivity. The hospital has revealed that this outage results from an ongoing cybersecurity issue, leaving its main facility, outpatient centers, and… Read more »
