A new insider threat is emerging in your network. It is not a rogue employee. It is not even a malicious attack.

We are thrilled to extend our invitation to you for an exclusive Cocktail Party hosted by Acture Solutions! This will be a fantastic opportunity to network with your peers, enjoy some delicious cocktails, and discuss the latest innovations in K-12 technology with the Acture team.

Acture Solutions and Lumu Technologies invite education technology leaders to a practical conversation on strengthening cybersecurity within the NIST Framework—using Acture Network Defense powered by Lumu. Schools today face growing cyber threats, limited budgets, and lean IT resources.

I wrote this a week ago.   Lisa, for the first time ever, told me the filters would block my Tidbit. This is my version 2.0 with softer words. Increasingly, around the world, we are seeing legal requirements to either prove who you actually are before you can use certain sites.

Last summer a number of our M365 clients were hit with a “Direct Send” attack.   This attack bypassed high-powered spam filters like Barracuda Email Protection and sent emails directly into M365 without any authentication! The threat actor email actually came from a real person at the client!  The email had a malicious attachment.

What is a “canary in a coal mine” “Canary in a coal mine” means an early warning sign of danger—especially one that signals hidden or emerging threats before they become obvious.

There are increasing reports of browser extensions doing deep data collection on browser-based users using the permissions granted to install the browser extension. We are not just talking about browser extensions that have converted from seemingly benign extensions to malicious threats.

I keep reading that the State Legislature in Albany is debating legalizing the right to die, assisted suicide. That is heady stuff. In your own network, there are some profound implications to “pulling the plug” on a server, workstation, or network device.

We are past Memorial Day and staring at the end of the school year and the start of summer. With almost every budget passing in New York State, you know what your funding is for 2025/2026, and you are finalizing your summer projects.

I don’t want you to get wiped out by the bad guys.   The entire Acture Solutions team works extremely hard to keep our clients safe 24x7x365. However, Acture Solutions, myself, my co-workers, or any other vendor cannot keep you safe on our own.