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Training That Sells: How Certifications Drive Revenue in 2026

Cybersecurity training is evolving beyond compliance. Today, MSPs can offer certifications in cybersecurity, AI awareness, and productivity tools that provide real professional value for end-users....

By: Zach Morrison
March 11, 2026

March Madness is Here and So is Our Full-Court Press in Cybersecurity

March Madness is all about preparation, strategy, and execution — and the same is true for cybersecurity in the age of AI. As threats accelerate,...

By: Zach Morrison
March 4, 2026

When AI Hallucinates: What ‘The Pitt’ Reveals About Cybersecurity and the Power of Human Oversight

AI-assisted tools promise efficiency in healthcare, but AI hallucinations can quietly introduce clinical and cybersecurity risk. As highlighted in The Pitt, human proof-checking and governance...

By: Zach Morrison
February 25, 2026

How to Mitigate AI Risk Without Killing Productivity: Part 3 of a 3-Part Series

Blocking AI isn’t a realistic strategy, and it won’t eliminate risk. The real solution is secure AI adoption paired with practical employee training that reduces...

By: Chris Gross
February 18, 2026

Ransomware using Remote Desktop to spread itself

According to an article over at SC Magazine, hackers are using brute force to crack their way into Remote Desktop / Terminal Servers and installing...

By: Art Gross
October 31, 2015

Employees are the biggest security threat

There is a very good article over at the Grand Forks Herald that makes a compelling case that employees are the biggest security threat a...

By: Art Gross
October 1, 2015

MSPs: If your client has a data breach they will blame you

As we talk to potential MSP partners and give presentations at ASCII and MAXfocus events, we are starting to hear a common message: I worried...

By: Art Gross
August 23, 2015

Businesses are not prepared for cyberattacks

An article in Forbes discusses the risk of cyberattacks on businesses. Many companies are unprepared to prevent a cyberattack. Yet many are still ill-prepared for...

By: Art Gross
July 22, 2015

More proof that hackers are going after SMBs

Large scale data breaches such as Target and Home Depot make the news but smaller organizations are victims of data breaches as well. The problem...

By: Art Gross
June 11, 2015

SEC Investment Management Division Issues Cybersecurity Guidance

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Investment Management has issued cybersecurity guidance (PDF) to registered investment companies ("Funds") and registered investment advisers...

By: Art Gross
June 10, 2015

A look at how hackers create spear phishing emails

Spear phishing emails are highly effective and have been the cause of many successful hacking attempts. Unlike a regular phishing email that could be sent...

By: Art Gross
May 9, 2015

Survey: Companies See PII Disclosure as Top Cyber Threat

A survey by Mayer Brown shows companies consider the disclosure of PII the biggest cyber related threat. Survey respondents overwhelmingly considered the disclosure of personally,...

By: Art Gross
April 14, 2015

What is Your Personal Information Worth on the Dark Web?

The dark web is often known for the illegal activities conducted there, and while not everything on the dark web is illegal, it’s most appealing...

By: Art Gross
February 9, 2018

Americans receive mixed results in cybersecurity IQ

While it is true that Americans are becoming more aware of the need to protect their information online through methods such as utilizing strong passwords...

By: Art Gross
April 10, 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

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

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

The Breach Prevention Platform Has Been Launched!

On Friday we launched the Breach Secure Now! Breach Prevention Platform (BPP)! The BPP is a security service built for MSPs to help lower the...

By: Art Gross
July 2, 2016

MSPs: Defending Yourself from Data Breach Lawsuits

In the mistaken belief that their companies are not big enough to attract data thieves, small and midsize businesses notoriously resist tightening their IT security,...

By: Art Gross
May 27, 2016

Secure Now! and Trusted Metrics Webinar

We are excited to announce a webinar with our technology partner Trusted Metrics. The webinar is geared towards MSPs and will provide insight into monitoring...

By: Art Gross
March 26, 2016

Malvertising – What Is It?

Malvertising We are in a time when “fake news” has become a term thrown around so frequently it is now part of our vernacular. In...

By: Art Gross
February 25, 2020

When the Threat Is Inside the Building

Insider Threat A recent discovery of a breach of customer data at Fifth Third Bank uncovered a troubling truth. It wasn’t hackers outside the United...

By: Art Gross
February 19, 2020

Equifax Breach Update

Made in China The 2017 Equifax breach brought individuals and one of the largest credit agencies to their knees. And now, over 2 years later,...

By: Art Gross
February 14, 2020

Learn to Audit Your Website – On-Demand

How to Get Found We know that running a business is more than ensuring that you have the right products to resell. It’s more than...

By: Art Gross
February 10, 2020

Double Rewards – The Rise in Ransom Payments

The rate at which data breaches are occurring is on the rise, this we know. But another corresponding rate on the rise is the dollar...

By: Art Gross
February 7, 2020

Windows 7 End of Life – the Beginning for New Scams

End of Windows 7 They say when one door closes another one opens, but in this case, it’s a window. On January 14th, 2020, Microsoft...

By: Art Gross
January 29, 2020

I Fell for a Phishing Scam

I just fell for a phishing email. Yep, the guy who builds services to protect clients from phishing emails was tricked by a phishing email!...

By: Art Gross
January 23, 2020

2019 Breach Secure Now Blogs You May Have Missed

The team here at Breach Secure Now curated a lot of content in 2019 that we hope you found informative and thought-provoking when it came...

By: Art Gross
January 20, 2020

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