A Mullvad VPN user has discovered that Android devices leak DNS queries when switching VPN servers even though the "Always-on VPN" feature was enabled with the "Block connections without VPN" option.
When a Hospital Goes Dark: What the UNM Health Ransomware Attack Teaches Every SMB About Cyber Risk and Compliance
When a single ransomware attack can cancel surgeries, divert ambulances, and cancel classes within hours, "we're too small to be a target" stops being a credible security strategy for any organization including yours.
"The AI Did It" Is Not a Defense: What the OpenAI Lawsuit Means for Businesses Using AI Agents
AI agents are quickly moving from experiment to everyday business tool, and a new lawsuit is a timely reminder that when an AI agent causes harm, someone is still responsible. On September 29, 2026, the nonprofit Legal Advocates for Safe Science and Technology (LASST) sued OpenAI in California, seeking to hold the company accountable for the actions of its AI agents, including their role in the July 2026 breach of Hugging Face. At the center of the case is a California law that took effect this year and says, in effect, that "the AI did it" is not a legal defense.
LBT Technology Group Is Now SPECTRA Certified: What It Means for You
We have some good news to share: as of Wednesday, September 30, 2026, LBT Technology Group, LLC is officially SPECTRA Certified.
If you've never heard of SPECTRA, you're not alone. Most business owners don't spend their days thinking about IT certifications, and they shouldn't have to. That's our job. But this one is worth a few minutes of your time, because it affects how well your business is protected, and it may even lower what you pay for cyber insurance.
In this post, we'll explain what SPECTRA Certification is, what we had to prove to earn it, and what it means for you, whether you're already a client or you're looking for an IT partner.
Your Backups Might Not Save You: What a New Ransomware Recovery Study Means for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses
A new field study of 800+ real-world ransomware recoveries found that only four organizations hit their 24-48 hour recovery target — and the reason usually wasn't missing backups, it was an untested, incomplete recovery plan.
The First AI-Agent Data Breach Is Here: What Spain's Regulator Just Told Every Small Business
A European regulator has confirmed that autonomous AI agents are now breaking into real company systems, and its advice is a checklist any small or mid-sized business can start on this week.
Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery: Could Your Business Keep Running Tomorrow?
Data BackupBackups aren't the whole recovery plan. Learn how business continuity and disaster recovery help protect your operations when technology fails.
CMMC Audits Are Paused: Here's Why Your Compliance Risk Just Went Up, Not Down
The Pentagon just paused third-party CMMC audits and made it permanent policy, but a $507,000 settlement from June shows that "paused" doesn't mean "off the hook," and the lesson applies well beyond defense contracting.
CIRCIA Is Almost Here
After more than four years of waiting, the federal government's most far-reaching cybersecurity reporting law is finally close to taking real, enforceable shape. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has told stakeholders it intends to publish the long-delayed final rule for the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA) in September 2026 — and once that happens, the clock starts ticking toward mandatory reporting for hundreds of thousands of U.S. businesses.
AI Coding Tools Got Hacked Into Hacking: What It Means for Your Business
Hackers didn't need to write new malware, they just told a trusted AI coding assistant it was "running a test," and it happily helped them break into ten companies. If a $9-billion AI tool can be talked into attacking its own users, what's stopping the AI plugins already running inside your business?
AI Phishing Attacks Are Changing Fast: What Businesses Need to Know in 2026
AI phishing attacks are making familiar cyber scams faster, more convincing, and harder for employees to recognize. Recent 2026 threat intelligence shows attackers expanding beyond email into Microsoft Teams, voice calls, trusted cloud services, and highly personalized messages. For businesses, protecting Microsoft 365 identities and training employees to verify unusual requests has become increasingly important.
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Microsoft announced that Windows users can now log into their Microsoft consumer accounts using a passkey, allowing users to authenticate using password-less methods such as Windows Hello, FIDO2 security keys, biometric data (facial scans or fingerprints), or device PINs.
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CISA and the FBI urged software companies today to review their products and eliminate path traversal security vulnerabilities before shipping.
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Microsoft has highlighted a novel attack dubbed "Dirty Stream," which could allow malicious Android apps to overwrite files in another application's home directory, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution and secrets theft.
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Given the surge of incidents within the past decade, many people are becoming familiar with ransomware and data breaches. However, a new type of cyberattack known as killware has emerged in recent years. It's now a major security issue for organizations. But what does the term "killware" actually mean? Let's take a look:
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