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By harryth_xitx
August 15, 2026

Privileged Access Management: 3 Questions Every CEO Must Ask Their IT Firm

Right now, somewhere between two and twenty people at your IT company can log into your systems with full administrative rights. They can read your files, access your email archive, reset employee passwords, and...

Blog, Threat Intelligence

By harryth_xitx
August 15, 2026

Small Business Cyber Risk During M&A and Ownership Transitions: What FBI IC3 Data Reveals

Small business cyber risk during M&A is not a hypothetical buried in a risk register. It is a documented, recurring pattern that appears in FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) reports, public breach disclosures,...

AI for Business, Blog

By harryth_xitx
August 14, 2026

AI Board Reporting for Small Business: Turn Scattered Data Into a Monthly Executive Narrative

AI board reporting no longer requires a dedicated analyst, a business intelligence team, or three days of spreadsheet work before every board meeting. If you are the executive director or COO personally accountable when...

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By harryth_xitx
August 13, 2026

5 Cybersecurity Questions to Ask Your IT Vendor Before You Hand Them the Keys

Before you sign any IT services agreement, you need to evaluate your IT vendor cybersecurity posture — because your IT provider will have administrative access to your email, your servers, your cloud accounts, and...

Blog, Threat Intelligence

By harryth_xitx
August 13, 2026

SaaS API Integration Security: What 2024 – 2025 CISA Advisories Reveal About Third-Party Risks

SaaS API integration security has become the most systematically neglected attack surface in the small and mid-sized business technology stack. Security conversations still center on phishing emails and ransomware - but threat actors spent...

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By harryth_xitx
August 13, 2026

AI-Generated Phishing Emails Have Made “Look for Bad Grammar” Dangerous Advice

For nearly a decade, the single most repeated piece of phishing advice given to employees was simple: look for bad grammar and spelling mistakes. It was reasonable guidance for its time. Most phishing emails...

Blog, News & Analysis

By harryth_xitx
August 13, 2026

Business Email Compromise Is Draining SMB Bank Accounts – Here’s Why IT and Finance Have to Work Together to Stop It

Business email compromise is not a new threat. But the 2025 wave of attacks targeting small business payment workflows is more patient, more targeted, and more expensive than anything the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint...

AI for Business, Blog

By harryth_xitx
August 10, 2026

Internal AI Knowledge Retrieval: Why Confident Wrong Answers Kill Adoption

Most small businesses that deploy internal AI knowledge retrieval - connecting an AI assistant to shared drives, wikis, or document libraries - hit the same wall within weeks of launch. The AI gives answers....

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By harryth_xitx
August 9, 2026

Business Continuity IT Contract: 5 Questions Every CEO Must Ask Before the Next Outage

The business continuity IT contract section is almost certainly the most dangerous page you have never read carefully. It looks reassuring. It uses phrases like "documented recovery procedures," "redundant infrastructure," and "recovery time objectives."...

Blog, Buyer Guides

By harryth_xitx
August 9, 2026

IT Services Agreement Offboarding Provisions Every Small Business Owner Must Require

The moment a small business owner decides to switch IT vendors is almost always the moment they discover how badly their current contract was written. The IT services agreement offboarding provisions that should have...

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