by Alan Bryant | Aug 5, 2026 | Cybersecurity
Article Summary: A QR code scam, sometimes called quishing, hides a malicious web link inside a QR code. Because the link is buried in an image instead of written as text, it slips past the email filters that normally catch bad links, and scanning the code usually...
by Alan Bryant | Aug 3, 2026 | Tech Update
You probably don’t think twice when you see a Windows update. A quick click, a short wait and the job’s done. It’s one of those routine things that feels safe by default. After all, updates are there to protect your system, not cause problems. That’s exactly why this...
by Alan Bryant | Aug 3, 2026 | Tech Update
There’s a certain kind of risk that doesn’t come from a gap in technology. It comes from how much of your environment exists in your head. You know how things are set up and why decisions were made. And you know which parts need extra attention versus the ones that...
by Alan Bryant | Jul 30, 2026 | Cybersecurity
Small businesses are the most common ransomware target by volume of incidents, even though many small business owners assume hackers focus on larger organizations. A 22-person company has enough revenue to be worth attacking, no dedicated security team to defend it,...
by Alan Bryant | Jul 27, 2026 | Tech Update
There’s a new layer being added to business decisions right now. An email gets drafted before you’ve fully thought it through. A report is summarized before you’ve read it. A system suggests an action and, increasingly, carries it out. None of this feels unusual...
by Alan Bryant | Jul 27, 2026 | Tech Update
You probably don’t think of audits as a major problem. They’re part of the job. Security reviews, compliance checks, certifications, internal assessments… they’re there to reduce risk and provide assurance to the business. But they keep coming back. Just as one cycle...
by Alan Bryant | Jul 25, 2026 | Business
If you have a cyber insurance renewal coming up, the application is probably longer than the one you filled in last time. It’s also more specific. Each new question maps to a control that, if missing, allowed a major 2023 or 2024 claim to escalate. The wording...
by Alan Bryant | Jul 20, 2026 | IT Management
By the time an employee hands in their notice, the decisions that will make their departure clean or messy have already been made. They were made in the first weeks of the person’s tenure, when nobody was paying close attention because the new hire had just...
by Alan Bryant | Jul 20, 2026 | Tech Update
You’ve probably formed an opinion on Windows 11 by now. It’s capable. It’s familiar. But every now and then, something slows you down. A delay here, a distraction there. A feature that feels like it’s trying a bit too hard. Nothing that makes you rip it out and start...
by Alan Bryant | Jul 20, 2026 | Tech Update
You’re in a board meeting, and the question comes up: “How secure are we?” It sounds straightforward, but it rarely is. You’re not answering for the current state of the environment. You’re translating a mix of risk, controls, assumptions, and trade-offs into...
