Your Team Is Running 87 Apps IT Never Approved. Here’s Why That Matters.
The average small business runs 87 SaaS apps, most never approved by IT. Here’s the real security and cost risk of shadow IT, and how to get control back.
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Your Team Already Uses AI. Your Business Just Doesn’t Have a Policy for It.
68% of small businesses use AI daily, but 77% have no written policy. Here’s how to build one before it becomes a security or compliance problem.
That Urgent Wire Transfer Request? It’s Probably Not From Your CEO.
Business email compromise cost companies $2.8 billion in 2024. Here’s how the scam actually works, and the verification habits that stop wire fraud before it happens.
Attackers Are Beating MFA With Nothing but Patience. Here’s the Fix.
Push bombing is now one of the top ways attackers defeat MFA. Here’s how Massachusetts businesses can close the gap before it’s exploited.
Windows 10 Loses Its Last Safety Net on October 13. Is Your Business Ready?
Windows 10’s Extended Security Updates run out October 13, 2026. Here’s what Massachusetts SMBs need to do before unpatched machines become a real liability.
Microsoft Is Making Monthly Billing More Expensive for Windows Server, SQL Server, and CALs. Here’s What Changes October 1.
Microsoft is adding a 5% cost of capital uplift to annual-term CSP software subscriptions billed monthly, starting October 1, 2026. Here’s what changes, what doesn’t, and how to prepare before your next renewal.
National Preparedness Month Is Here. Could Your Business Actually Recover?
Photo by Growtika on Unsplash September is National Preparedness Month, and for once the calendar lines up with something New England business owners already think about this time of year. Hurricane season is active through October, the occasional nor’easter shows up early, and every few years a grid hiccup takes a server room offline for Read more about National Preparedness Month Is Here. Could Your Business Actually Recover?[…]
Cyber Insurance Just Got Harder to Renew. Here’s What Insurers Are Actually Verifying
Cyber insurers are running automated scans on applicants before renewal, not just reading questionnaires. Here’s what SMBs need verified and working before their next policy comes up.
Shadow AI Is Already Inside Your Business. Here’s What to Do About It
64% of SMB employees now use unauthorized AI tools at work. Here’s what shadow AI risk actually looks like, and how Cloud9 helps you get ahead of it.
The Employee Leaves. The Access Doesn’t. Here’s the Fix.
Nearly 90% of former employees still have access to company systems after leaving. Here’s why offboarding fails and how to close the gap for good.