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Cybersecurity

Why Patching Has Become One of the Most Important Parts of Cybersecurity

Software updates have something of a public-relations problem. Effective patch management is essential for keeping systems secure and up to date. They seem to have an uncanny ability to appear five minutes before an important meeting. Your computer wants to restart. Your browser wants to restart. The accounting application wants to restart. The firewall would […]

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Cybersecurity

Your Firewall Isn’t Enough: What Small Businesses Actually Need for Cybersecurity in 2026

There was a time when business cybersecurity advice could almost be summarized as: Buy a good firewall, install antivirus, and don’t click anything suspicious. Those are still good ideas. Unfortunately, the bad guys have gotten a little more ambitious. Today’s business technology looks very different from what it did even ten years ago. Your email […]

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