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  • Penetration Testing Cost: What to Expect in 2026

    Penetration Testing Cost: What to Expect in 2026

    If you’ve been tasked with budgeting for a penetration test, or justifying the expense to leadership, you’ve probably already discovered that penetration testing cost isn’t as straightforward as a line item on a vendor’s website. Prices vary wildly, scope is rarely apples-to-apples, and the cheapest option is often the most expensive mistake you can make.…

  • What is a vCISO? Cost, Role, and When to Hire One

    What is a vCISO? Cost, Role, and When to Hire One

    When businesses think about cybersecurity leadership, a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) often comes to mind. However, hiring a full-time CISO may not be practical for every organization. A vCISO provides businesses with experienced cybersecurity services, leadership, strategy, and guidance on a flexible basis without the cost and commitment of a permanent executive hire. A…

  • 2026 Cyber Insurance Requirements

    2026 Cyber Insurance Requirements

    Cyber insurance changed. The questionnaire is now an audit, and the controls you check off are the ones you must prove were running when an attacker got in. Here is what shifted in 2026, why claims get denied over MFA, and what it means for credit unions, healthcare, RIAs, mid-market firms, and schools.

  • The LLMShare Attack: When a Trusted AI Link Becomes a Malware Delivery Truck

    The LLMShare Attack: When a Trusted AI Link Becomes a Malware Delivery Truck

    Attackers have found a way to deliver malware through pages hosted on the real ChatGPT and Claude domains, sailing straight past the security checks that trust those sites. The LLMShare attack is the latest evolution of ClickFix, and it matters whether you already run AI tools or are just deciding to.

  • Support Automation Is Great Until It Becomes an Attacker’s Help Desk: The Meta AI Instagram Exploit and What It Reveals

    Support Automation Is Great Until It Becomes an Attacker’s Help Desk: The Meta AI Instagram Exploit and What It Reveals

    On June 1, hackers used Meta’s AI support chatbot to take over Instagram accounts belonging to the Obama White House, Sephora, and the Chief Master Sergeant of Space Force. The architecture problem behind it should worry every operator.

  • Why Device Logins Just Became a Liability

    Why Device Logins Just Became a Liability

    A new phishing technique has compromised more than 340 Microsoft 365 organizations since February 2026, and not one of them lost a password. Here is what credit unions, healthcare practices, and RIA firms need to ask their IT team this week, before an examiner does.

  • How Credit Unions Can Stay Audit-Ready Using Outsourced IT Managed Services

    How Credit Unions Can Stay Audit-Ready Using Outsourced IT Managed Services

    How Credit Unions Can Stay Audit-Ready Using Outsourced IT Managed Services Every credit union leader knows the feeling: an NCUA exam is approaching, and the scramble begins, pulling together logs, chasing down documentation, trying to prove that controls are actually in place. It’s stressful, expensive, and entirely avoidable. The root problem is almost always the…

  • Three Days to Patch a 10.0: What The Cisco SD-WAN Vulnerability Says About Every Network in 2026

    Three Days to Patch a 10.0: What The Cisco SD-WAN Vulnerability Says About Every Network in 2026

    Two critical ScreenConnect vulnerabilities, including a CVSS 9.0 flaw under active exploitation by nation-state actors, have opened a direct tunnel into the networks of banks, RIAs, and healthcare practices. The federal patch deadline is May 12, 2026. Here’s what to check, what to hunt for, and how to close the door before examiners or attackers…

  • Staff Augmentation vs Managed Services: What IT Leaders Need to Know Before Choosing

    Staff Augmentation vs Managed Services: What IT Leaders Need to Know Before Choosing

    Not long ago, the answer to an IT gap was simple: hire a contractor, bring in a temp resource, or extend a vendor engagement. Staff augmentation felt flexible, affordable, and fast. For many organizations, it still has a role to play. But the IT environment has changed dramatically. Ransomware attacks are targeting mid-market companies and…

  • Your Remote Access Tool Could Be Your Biggest Threat

    Your Remote Access Tool Could Be Your Biggest Threat

    Two critical ScreenConnect vulnerabilities, including a CVSS 9.0 flaw under active exploitation by nation-state actors, have opened a direct tunnel into the networks of banks, RIAs, and healthcare practices. The federal patch deadline is May 12, 2026. Here’s what to check, what to hunt for, and how to close the door before examiners or attackers…