This presentation provides a practical, analogy‑driven explanation of the major layers of modern cybersecurity protection—Antivirus, EDR, MDR, and XDR—focusing on how each level increases visibility, responsiveness, and proactive defense within an organization’s network.

“Living Through a Security Event” is a practical, experience‑driven presentation that walks organizations—especially K‑12 districts—through the realities of preparing for, responding to, and defending against cybersecurity incidents. It emphasizes legal considerations, communication strategy, cyber‑insurance obligations, and modern attack behaviors.

“The Seismic Shift in Security Requirements for 2026”** This presentation outlines the rapidly evolving cybersecurity landscape heading into 2026, emphasizing how AI‑driven threats, increasingly sophisticated attack methods, and widespread vulnerabilities are forcing organizations—especially in K‑12 and public-sector environments—to rethink their defensive strategies.

The Acture October 2025 Cybersecurity Update provides a comprehensive briefing on the rapidly intensifying cybersecurity threat landscape and the real‑world attacks that impacted organizations over the past year. The presentation outlines how AI‑driven threats, adversary‑in‑the‑middle techniques, malicious browser extensions, and stolen MFA session tokens have made traditional defenses insufficient.

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.

On Mother’s Day, I put my wife and my 9-year-old daughter on the 6:09 am train out of Southeast to NYC.   They had a special mother/daughter breakfast reservation at 9 am. As I am standing there waiting for the train, I am staring at all the warnings beneath my feet to “watch the gap”. It […]

“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.” -Albert Einstein “You live in a world of illusion Where everything’s peaches and cream. We all face a scarlet conclusion, But we spend our time in a dream.” -Jungle Love, Steve Miller Band Ignorance is not bliss when it comes to network security.