A phishing email can look completely normal while containing characters the recipient cannot see. Microsoft recently documented a high-volume phishing campaign using invisible Unicode characters inside financial terms. The technique is known as ASCII smuggling, and attackers used it to complicate automated email analysis. The finding shows how an AI-era security technique can migrate into […]
Category Archives: Cybersecurity
The CMMC Phase II suspension changes the cybersecurity compliance timeline for thousands of companies working within the Defense Industrial Base. However, it does not eliminate CMMC or the cybersecurity requirements that already apply to defense contractors and subcontractors. On July 13, 2026, the Department announced the immediate suspension of CMMC Phase II. The next phase […]
Social engineering threats become far more convincing when criminals have access to accurate business information. In November 2025, cybersecurity provider Brinztech reported that a threat actor was advertising a database allegedly scraped from ZoomInfo in 2024. The seller claimed the dataset contained about 185 million business and personal contacts. That claim has not been publicly […]
Microsoft is changing how businesses protect user sign-ins. The announcement of Microsoft retiring SMS authentication marks a major shift toward phishing-resistant authentication. Microsoft-provided SMS and voice authentication will retire in Microsoft Entra ID on February 1, 2027. Before then, Microsoft will begin moving affected users toward passkeys. Businesses still using text messages or voice calls […]
When employees leave a company, how the business handles their exit, called “employee offboarding,” is a big deal. It directly affects the company’s security, finances, and legal standing. Departing employees often leave behind a complicated digital trail across cloud platforms, local computers, and company databases. If IT doesn’t step in with a formal plan, these […]
Manufacturing cybersecurity risks and unexpected tech failures are constant threats to modern production floors. For over 25 years, we have helped manufacturing businesses navigate these complex challenges. What has not changed is that many major IT disruptions are highly preventable. Better planning stops these issues. When operations stop unexpectedly, your bottom line suffers immediately. Here […]
The intersection of zero-day vulnerability research, vendor response protocols, and enterprise risk management has reached a critical inflection point. Following the uncoordinated disclosure of multiple Microsoft Windows zero-day vulnerabilities in the spring of 2026, the global cybersecurity community faces an unprecedented operational crisis. Over an intensely compressed six-week period, an independent security researcher operating under […]
Social engineering attacks are one of the most common ways cybercriminals infiltrate modern businesses. Hackers don’t always need advanced tools or malware. Instead, they exploit your most valuable and vulnerable asset: your employees. This type of cyberattack uses psychological manipulation to bypass even the strongest cybersecurity defenses. Consequently, they gain unauthorized access to sensitive business […]