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Is That Really Your CFO? How to Stop Deepfake Voice and Wire Fraud

AI can now fake a partner's voice or face on a call. Simple steps small law, financial and A&E firms can use to stop deepfake wire and payment fraud.

Dane Gray

2 hours ago5 min read

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What Is the Best Phishing-Resistant Login for Wealth Management Firms?

Passkeys and hardware security keys are the strongest login for RIAs. How they beat text codes and push MFA, and how a small firm can roll them out.

Dane Gray

1 day ago5 min read

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What to Ask Your IT Provider About Backup and Recovery

"We have backups" isn't proof. Take these questions to your IT provider: restore testing, RPO and RTO in plain English, coverage gaps and ransomware-safe copies.

Dane Gray

4 days ago6 min read

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Are Our Office Macs Still Getting Security Updates?

A Mac can keep working long after it stops getting security fixes. Here's how to check each office Mac against Apple's security releases and when to replace it.

Dane Gray

4 days ago5 min read

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Hot Site vs. Warm Site vs. Cold Site: Which Disaster Recovery Setup Fits a Small Business?

Hot site, warm site or cold site? A plain-English guide to choosing a disaster recovery setup that fits a small business's RTO and RPO.

Dane Gray

5 days ago5 min read

Can an Outside Email Tell Your Copilot What to Do?

Hidden text in an outside email can try to steer Microsoft 365 Copilot. Two settings to check: Outlook's External tag and a Purview DLP control.

Dane Gray

5 days ago5 min read

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Rolling Out a Password Manager at a Small Business Without Locking Yourselves Out

A brand-free plan to roll out a password manager at a small business: owners and backup admins, recovery, shared vaults, MFA and offboarding.

Dane Gray

Oct 133 min read

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Texas SB 2610 Safe Harbor in Plain English: What a Firm Under 100 Employees Needs on File

Texas SB 2610 in plain English: who the safe harbor covers, what a firm under 100 employees should have on file, and how to keep the evidence current.

Dane Gray

Oct 134 min read

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Ransomware Protection for Architecture and Engineering Firms

Ransomware plan for architecture and engineering firms: close common entry points, back up and test-restore project files, plan the first hour.

Dane Gray

Oct 124 min read

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How to Protect CAD and Design Files Before You Sign a Vendor or Client Contract

How A/E firms protect CAD files and design IP: where files live, who can open them, how they leave, and what to settle before signing a contract.

Dane Gray

Oct 125 min read

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Is This Call from IT About a Passkey or MFA Update Real?

A call or text from "IT" says your passkey or MFA must be updated right now. Treat it as fake until you verify. Here's what Microsoft has documented about these calls, how to check the caller, and what to do if you already clicked.

Dane Gray

Oct 76 min read

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What Will SEC Examiners Ask My IT Provider?

Yes, SEC examiners can talk to your IT company. In Regulation S-P exams, staff have asked for the IT provider's contract and interviewed outsourced IT staff. Here's a plain-English checklist of what they ask and how to prepare your CCO and provider together.

Dane Gray

Oct 77 min read

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Employee Offboarding Security Checklist for Microsoft 365

When someone leaves, Microsoft 365 access doesn't shut itself off. Here's a day-one employee offboarding checklist in the right order: stop access, preserve data, reclaim licenses, document it. Plus what managers should tell IT and what SEC examiners ask about.

Dane Gray

Oct 77 min read

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Does Microsoft 365 Back Up Your Data? Not the Way You Think

"It's in the cloud, so Microsoft has a copy." Not the way most firms think. Here's what Microsoft 365's recycle bins, versions and retention actually cover, where they fall short when someone is signed in as you, and what RIAs need to be able to produce.

Dane Gray

Oct 26 min read

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CMMC Level 1 Self-Assessment and SPRS: The 15 Requirements, Step by Step

A prime sent you FAR 52.204-21, or a contracting officer asked for your CMMC status. Here's what the 15 Level 1 requirements mean in a small office, how to self-assess, what goes into SPRS, and what you're signing when you affirm.

Dane Gray

Oct 28 min read

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Why MFA Isn't Enough: Device-Code Phishing, AiTM and MFA Fatigue, Explained

"We have MFA" is the answer we hear most. Keep it. But device-code phishing, AiTM phishing and MFA fatigue all get past standard MFA in Microsoft 365. Here's how each one works, what your staff would see, and what closes the gap.

Dane Gray

Oct 28 min read

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Client Files in Personal Inboxes: How Law Firms Stop Confidential Data From Leaking Out the Side Door

When the firm's systems are hard to reach, attorneys forward client files to personal email and free file-sharing apps. Here's how law firms can stop that leakage by making the secure path the easy one.

Dane Gray

Sep 274 min read

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Big Files, Slow VPN, Risky Workarounds: How Engineering Firms Can Fix File Access Without Losing Control

When CAD and BIM files take forever to open remotely, engineers find their own workarounds, and project data ends up where you can't see it. Here's how to make file access fast and secure at the same time.

Dane Gray

Sep 234 min read

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Is That Really Your Client? How Wealth Management Firms Stop Wire Fraud Before the Money Moves

Fraudsters are impersonating clients to redirect wires, and advisors are under pressure to be responsive. Here's how wealth management firms can stop client-impersonation fraud without slowing down service.

Dane Gray

Sep 234 min read

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The First Hour of a Cyberattack: Two Ways It Can Go for Your Business

One click on a fake invoice starts a clock. Here's how the next 60 minutes play out for a business on its own versus one protected by 24uNet, and what makes the difference.

Dane Gray

Sep 234 min read