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GoDaddy SSL Certificate Disruption: What Businesses Need to Know
Christopher Souza | CEO GoDaddy’s recent SSL/TLS certificate issue has created a concern for businesses that extend beyond their public websites. Depending on where affected certificates are installed, organizations could experience interruptions to email, remote access, customer portals, business applications, and automated connections between systems. GoDaddy’s October 22 update confirmed that 403,643 certificates were affected, and all had been revoked or expired. Businesses still using those certificates need to ensure…
Continued about GoDaddy SSL Certificate Disruption: What Businesses Need to KnowDon’t Get Hooked: Protect Your Business From Phishing
Christopher Souza | CEO It’s 2026, and phishing is still one of the biggest cybersecurity threats putting business’ accounts, sensitive information, and company funds at risk. Attackers impersonate trusted contacts using convincing requests to persuade employees to disclose passwords, approve fraudulent payments, or open malicious files with successful attempts leading to stolen data, ransomware, and interrupted operations. In this article, we detail why business owners should regularly review how their…
Continued about Don’t Get Hooked: Protect Your Business From PhishingState of Cybersecurity 2026
Christopher Souza | CEO October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a month where businesses should take the time to ask themselves how strong their cybersecurity posture really is. That question carries more weight this year than most recent ones especially since in 2026, AI went from a tool attackers experimented with to something they routinely rely on, showing up everywhere from malware labs, phishing emails and even the oval office. Advancements…
Continued about State of Cybersecurity 2026The Hugging Face AI Hack and the Future of Cybersecurity
Christopher Souza | CEO An internal cybersecurity evaluation at OpenAI revealed a real-world breach of Hugging Face, a platform used to share AI models and datasets. The incident, originally disclosed in July 2026, has received renewed attention as the severity of the breach was revealed to be far worse than previously disclosed. OpenAI says that, even with increased safeguards in place, an internal research model broke free of its restraints,…
Continued about The Hugging Face AI Hack and the Future of CybersecurityCMMC Phase 2 Is on Hold: What Contractors Need to Know
Christopher Souza | CEO The Department of War has issued another significant update to the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program. Class Deviation 2026-O0025, Revision 3. The most important takeaway is that the planned November 2026 rollout of mandatory CMMC Level 2 C3PAO certification assessments has been suspended. For now, applicable contracts may continue using CMMC Level 1 or Level 2 self-assessment requirements while the Phase 2 transition remains suspended.…
Continued about CMMC Phase 2 Is on Hold: What Contractors Need to KnowCritical Ubiquiti UniFi Vulnerabilities: Is Your Network at Risk?
Christopher Souza | CEO Ubiquiti has released security updates addressing 22 newly disclosed vulnerabilities affecting products and applications across its UniFi ecosystem. Of the 22 vulnerabilities, 21 received a Critical severity rating, including three with the maximum CVSS score of 10.0. The vulnerabilities affect technology that many organizations rely on for networking, security, communications, access control, and video surveillance. Since these vulnerabilities are being actively exploited, organizations using Ubiquiti technology…
Continued about Critical Ubiquiti UniFi Vulnerabilities: Is Your Network at Risk?TSI Day 2026!
Christopher Souza | CEO We recently celebrated TSI Day 2026, taking a day to recognize the team that makes TSI great. It was a chance to celebrate our employees, the milestones they’ve reached, and the contributions they make every day that give our clients the best service imaginable. This year is especially meaningful as we celebrate our most successful year to date. We took time to enjoy great food, great…
Continued about TSI Day 2026!Multi-State Cyberattacks Are a Wake-Up Call for Every Organization
Christopher Souza | CEO Cybersecurity incidents often make headlines because of ransomware or stolen data, but the coordinated attacks reported in late July against water systems in multiple U.S. states were different: they targeted operational technology responsible for keeping essential water services running. Minnesota drew the earliest public attention after officials said hackers targeted about 30 water systems there on July 26 and 27. But the campaign was not limited…
Continued about Multi-State Cyberattacks Are a Wake-Up Call for Every OrganizationCMMC Is Delayed. Your Responsibility to Protect CUI Is Not!
Christopher Souza | CEO On July 13, 2026, the Department of Defense announced a 60-day suspension of CMMC 2.0 Phase II. That same day, the NSA and its international partners warned that Russian state-sponsored actors were actively exploiting vulnerable and poorly configured networks. Although the NSA warning focused primarily on routers, the threat was not limited to network equipment, as Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, and other nation-state adversaries continue…
Continued about CMMC Is Delayed. Your Responsibility to Protect CUI Is Not!Critical WordPress Security Update: Is Your Website Protected?
Christopher Souza | CEO WordPress has released security updates to address several critical vulnerabilities affecting several current versions of its content management system (CMS). Organizations that use an affected version should apply the appropriate update as soon as possible to reduce the risk of exploitation. While no software platform is immune to security issues, timely patching remains one of the most effective ways to protect business websites. If your organization…
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