The Way Forward – TorchLight Blog

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  Washington State Expands Sales Tax to IT Services

  A new Washington State law—Senate Bill 5814—goes into effect on October 1, 2025, and it will significantly impact customers located in Washington who receive IT, digital, and tech-related services. This change will apply regardless of where the service provider is located, and may affect how your organization is billed by vendors like MSSPs, cloud providers,…

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  The Windows 10 to Windows 11 Transition

  Another large milestone looms in the Microsoft ecosystem as Windows 10 is (mostly) officially sunsetted on October 14, 2025. Meaning, no new security updates will be produced by Microsoft, unless you purchase an ESU/Extended Security Update license for up to three years that will allow Windows 10 to continue receiving security updates on a regular…

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  Tech Talk – What is DMARC, DKIM, SPF & Why Do I Want To Know?

  DMARC, DKIM and SPF are three separate email authentication protocols that build layers of security around email delivery and integrity. Used in conjunction with each other, they provide a durable layer of protection for inbound emails and brand protection to prevent bad actors from sending emails using your business domain name. These tools provide domain…

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  Beware of the ClickFix Scam!

  TorchLight’s Threat Intelligence team has uncovered a resurgence of a phishing scam called ‘ClickFix,’ initially identified in late 2024 but now widely used by cybercriminals in 2025.

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  Microsoft Teams Phishing Attacks

  TorchLight Security Operations Center continues to hear about Microsoft Teams as the vector to social engineering, phishing and spearphishing attempts by hackers. Given the volume of noise, we thought we’d publish what we know and how to defend against these attacks.

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  New Mac Vulnerability – Banshee MacOS Stealer

  Our security operations center was notified of a new and novel bug that can affect all Macs. Titled “Banshee MacOS Stealer”, this first came on the scene in mid-2024 as a “malware as a service” exploit.

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  NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 – Considerations for Small to Medium Sized Businesses

  The NIST Cybersecurity Framework is a methodology designed to simplify the process of planning, implementing, managing and responding to threats from a holistic point of view in the Information Technology Delivery and Security space. It is specifically designed for organizations that either have no or very little cybersecurity planning, processes or responses to emerging threats.

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  Industry Impact of Ransomware Attacks

  Find out why academic institutions, automobile dealerships, and the utility sector are all high-profile targets of ransomware attacks.

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  Employee Training & Email Security

  Find out why employee training is essential for maintaining email security and protecting your business.

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  What to Know About Email Security

  One of the weakest links in keeping your business secure can be the employee who opens a malicious email. Attack vectors get more and more sophisticated every day. That is why having up-to-date email security should be a top priority for your business.