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Breach Secure Now Brings Security Training Data into ScalePad Lifecycle Manager

Breach Secure Now’s integration with ScalePad Lifecycle Manager gives MSPs greater visibility into client security training data, phishing performance, and employee risk trends. By connecting...

By: Zach Morrison
May 20, 2026

AI-Assisted Phishing Is Changing the Game, and Traditional Awareness Training Isn’t Enough

Generative AI is reshaping the phishing landscape, making attacks more polished, personalized, and difficult to detect. As AI-assisted phishing campaigns achieve dramatically higher click rates,...

By: Zach Morrison
May 14, 2026

Rethinking Training: The Shift to Role-Based Learning

Traditional cybersecurity training isn’t changing behavior because it isn’t relevant to how people actually work. This blog explores why role-based training is the future and...

By: Zach Morrison
May 12, 2026

From AI Risk to Real Results: A Smarter Path Forward

AI is already being used across your organization, often without visibility or control. This blog explores a structured path to adoption and introduces the AI...

By: Zach Morrison
May 7, 2026

Downtime of a Ransomware Attack – Costly Concern

We all know that ransomware can be detrimental to businesses, but just how much could an attack cost your business? According to a survey released...

By: Art Gross
April 7, 2017

TV Show – Chicago Med a Ransomware Victim

You know ransomware is a real threat when it starts showing up on TV shows. Chicago Med is a victim of a ransomware attack on...

By: Art Gross
April 7, 2017

Security Awareness Training is Essential for Small Businesses

According to research by the Ponemon Institute, approximately 80% of business data breaches are a result of human error. An article over on Entrepreneur explores...

By: Art Gross
April 5, 2017

Article: 35% of LinkedIn users’ passwords are weak enough to hack

Although it is no secret that some significant breaches have occurred with cybercriminals stealing user’s information and passwords from sites like LinkedIn and Yahoo, business...

By: Art Gross
March 31, 2017

MSPs need to offer their clients security solutions

In an article over at Business Solutions, Ellen Jennings, CEO of BEI, talks about cloud based security services that every MSP should offer....

By: Art Gross
March 27, 2017

Ransomware attacks keep growing and are costing businesses $1B

It is no secret that cybercrime has been increasing rapidly, but the statistics may surprise you. According to a report released by PhishMe, 2016 saw...

By: Art Gross
March 26, 2017

Protect Yourself from a Ransomware Disaster in 3 Simple Ways

As awareness of ransomware continues to grow globally, so does the sophistication and efforts of cybercriminals to successfully carry out these detrimental attacks on large...

By: Art Gross
March 16, 2017

Data breaches at smaller companies can be devastating

According to a Verizon study, data breaches at Small and Midsize Businesses (SMBs) occur more frequently than at larger companies. Another study found that the...

By: Art Gross
December 23, 2016

Texas Cybersecurity Update

If you’re in Texas, you’ll want to take note of a recent law that took effect on September 1, 2021. Governor Greg Abbott signed House...

By: Art Gross
September 27, 2021

Cybersecurity Awareness Month Toolkit

The work of an MSP is often taken for granted – until something goes wrong. And then you are the first phone call that a...

By: Art Gross
September 23, 2021

Class is Canceled

This past week Howard University had to cancel classes due to “unusual activity on the University’s network”. As a result, their Enterprise Technology Services (ETS)...

By: Art Gross
September 13, 2021

Inside Threat

The threat to a business from outside perpetrators is very real when it comes to cybercrime. But sometimes the threat comes from within, and it...

By: Art Gross
September 7, 2021

Collective Action Against Cybercrime

Last week the President met with leaders in the private sector as well as those in education to discuss the need to address cybersecurity threats...

By: Art Gross
August 29, 2021

Cellular Breach

Last week we saw the mobile phone carrier T-Mobile fall victim to cybercriminal activity when a hacker accessed the personal data of their users. They...

By: Art Gross
August 22, 2021

Why You Should Do a Security Risk Assessment

You can’t fix what you don’t know is broken. And that in a nutshell sums up why you need to do a security risk assessment...

By: Art Gross
August 18, 2021

Trends in Cybercrime

Trends come and go and keeping up with them when it comes to pop culture or fashion might be challenging, but when it comes to...

By: Art Gross
August 12, 2021

Social Media Reminders

Sloppy social media habits can lead to a compromise that extends beyond an individual's personal account. Many people don't realize that their login credentials tie...

By: Art Gross
November 10, 2022

Mobile Phone Spyware

Can your mobile phone be infected with malware? It sure can. You're holding a small computer in your hand, and it can be susceptible to...

By: Art Gross
November 3, 2022

What is Deepfake

A deepfake is a portmanteau (more on that in a moment) of "deep learning" and "fake". What is a portmanteau? It is when you take...

By: Art Gross
October 26, 2022

Breach Secure Now & Gradient MSP

Breach Secure Now is a partner-focused business. We work for the MSP community to provide them with the most comprehensive cybersecurity solutions for their clients....

By: Art Gross
October 17, 2022

Cybersecurity Awareness Month: See Yourself in Cyber

This month we celebrate National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The year's campaign theme of "See Yourself in Cyber" focuses on the individual. This collaborative effort is...

By: Art Gross
October 12, 2022

Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Breach Secure Now is here to make sure that we get everyone involved in the cybersecurity ‘celebration’! Everyone...

By: Art Gross
October 5, 2022

MSP the Expert

Small businesses often make the mistake that they have to be cybersecurity experts to have strong security programs in place. Remind them that as their...

By: Art Gross
September 28, 2022

Social Engineering In Action

Is social engineering that effective? Ask an Uber or Rockstar Games employee that question and you'll likely hear a resounding yes. This effective mode of...

By: Art Gross
September 21, 2022