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When a Hospital Goes Dark: What the UNM Health Ransomware Attack Teaches Every SMB About Cyber Risk and Compliance

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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.

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"The AI Did It" Is Not a Defense: What the OpenAI Lawsuit Means for Businesses Using AI Agents

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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.
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LBT Technology Group Is Now SPECTRA Certified: What It Means for You

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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.

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Your Backups Might Not Save You: What a New Ransomware Recovery Study Means for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses

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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.
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The First AI-Agent Data Breach Is Here: What Spain's Regulator Just Told Every Small Business

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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.
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Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery: Could Your Business Keep Running Tomorrow?

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Data BackupBackups aren't the whole recovery plan. Learn how business continuity and disaster recovery help protect your operations when technology fails.
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CMMC Audits Are Paused: Here's Why Your Compliance Risk Just Went Up, Not Down

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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.
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CIRCIA Is Almost Here

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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.
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AI Coding Tools Got Hacked Into Hacking: What It Means for Your Business

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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?
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AI Phishing Attacks Are Changing Fast: What Businesses Need to Know in 2026

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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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iOS 17 beta hands-on preview: The biggest changes for your iPhone tested

Here's an early look at StandBy mode, AirDrop upgrades, Live Voicemail and more

After two years of some pretty feature-packed upgrades, iOS 17 dials things back a bit with some needed improvements and welcome changes, but nothing that necessarily reinvents the wheel. Whether it's because Apple is putting resources into the software for its upcoming Apple Vision Pro headset or because there's only so many changes to be made after more than a decade-and-a-half of software updates, iOS 17 is less a major overhaul and more a bit of sprucing up.
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iPhone 15 — 5 reasons you can skip the new iPhone

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Here's why you may want to sit out this year's iPhone upgrade cycle

Excitement is building about next month's likely iPhone 15 launch, and for good reason — rumors suggest the new models are making a number of significant changes, especially when it comes to the iPhone 15 Pro models. From USB-C coming to all four new iPhones to the iPhone 15 Pro Max adopting a periscope-style telephoto lens for better zooming, it sound like there are plenty of features worth getting excited about.

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Apple Watch X reportedly coming with game-changing health feature

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Blood pressure reading could be on the way

An innovative device called Apple Watch X could be in the works to mark the 10th generation of Apple's smartwatch division. According to a new report, the mysterious Apple Watch X looks to usher in major upgrades, including the debut of a long-rumored health sensor.

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Apple Watch Series 9 rumored release date, price and biggest upgrades

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What to expect from Apple's next-gen smartwatch

The countdown is on to the Apple Watch Series 9. With Apple's next-gen smartwatch expected to arrive this fall, we're tracking down rumors and speculating about the improvements we'll see over the Apple Watch Series 8.

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Major U.S. energy org targeted in QR code phishing attack

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A phishing campaign was observed predominantly targeting a notable energy company in the US, employing QR codes to slip malicious emails into inboxes and bypass security.

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Top Breaches Cost ($) of 2024

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FINANCIAL
INDUSTRIAL
TECHNOLOGY
ENERGY
Source: IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024