Cybersecurity & Risk What Should a Cybersecurity Assessment Really Tell You? September 4, 2026 by Micro Solutions A provider offers your business a free cybersecurity assessment. A customer asks whether you have completed one. Your cyber insurance application raises questions that nobody can answer confidently. In each situation, the word “assessment” sounds specific, but it may describe very different work. A cybersecurity assessment should tell you what was examined, how the findings […] Read more »
Cybersecurity & Risk Cybersecurity for Architecture Firms: Protecting Project Data Without Slowing Design Work August 5, 2026 by Micro Solutions Architecture firms can strengthen cybersecurity without slowing design work by protecting the identities, devices, email accounts, project files, and remote-access methods their teams use every day. The strongest approach does not rely on one security product. It combines multifactor authentication, email security, managed workstations, controlled project access, reliable backup, ongoing monitoring, and a documented response […] Read more » Architecture
Cybersecurity & Risk 9 Common Cybersecurity Mistakes Businesses Make and How to Fix Them July 29, 2026 by Micro Solutions A business can have antivirus, a firewall, backups, and multi-factor authentication and still have meaningful cybersecurity gaps. The problem is rarely that leadership decided security did not matter. More often, the gaps developed gradually. An employee received administrator access to solve a temporary problem. A vendor installed a remote-access tool that was never removed. MFA […] Read more »
Cybersecurity & Risk Microsoft Releases Its Largest Patch Tuesday Ever: What Businesses Need to Know July 23, 2026 by Taylor Willis Microsoft released the largest Patch Tuesday update in its history on July 14, addressing a record-breaking 570 security flaws across Windows and other Microsoft products. The release included 59 vulnerabilities rated critical and three zero-day vulnerabilities. Two of the zero-days were already being exploited when Microsoft issued the fixes. The number is significant, but business […] Read more »
Cybersecurity & Risk Cybersecurity Awareness Training for Employees: What Every Business Should Teach July 22, 2026 by Micro Solutions A vendor emails your accounting department and asks to change the bank account used for future payments. An employee receives an unexpected multi-factor authentication prompt on their phone. A manager gets a shared-document notification that appears to come from Microsoft 365. Someone enters their password into a login page and then realizes something about the […] Read more » Phishing
Cybersecurity & Risk Business Email Compromise: How to Reduce the Risk of Payment Fraud July 21, 2026 by Micro Solutions A familiar vendor emails your accounting department with updated banking information. The message arrives in an existing conversation. The invoice number is correct. The sender knows the project, the payment amount, and the people involved. Nothing about the request immediately looks unusual. The problem is that the vendor’s email account has been compromised, and the […] Read more » Data Breach Phishing
Cybersecurity & Risk What Makes a Business Backup Reliable? July 20, 2026 by Micro Solutions A backup report can say “successful” every night and still leave a business poorly prepared for a real recovery. The backup may cover the file server but not Microsoft 365. It may retain only a few recent copies. It may be stored on equipment connected to the same network as the original data. It may […] Read more » Backup & Recovery
Cybersecurity & Risk Backup and Recovery Planning for Architecture Firms July 14, 2026 by Micro Solutions A project file does not need to disappear permanently to create a serious problem for an architecture firm. A BIM model can become corrupted. A drawing set can be overwritten. A project folder can be accidentally deleted. A cloud synchronization issue can spread an unwanted change. A file server can fail immediately before a submission […] Read more » Architecture
Cybersecurity & Risk How Manufacturers Can Protect ERP, Shop Floor Access, and Vendor Connections July 8, 2026 by Micro Solutions Manufacturing cybersecurity is not just about protecting office computers or blocking suspicious emails. For many manufacturers, the bigger concern is whether people can keep working. Can employees access the ERP system? Can production teams reach the systems they depend on? Can vendors connect when they need to support software or equipment? Can remote access be […] Read more » Access Control Manufacturing
Cybersecurity & Risk How Nonprofits Can Improve Cybersecurity Without Overwhelming Staff July 3, 2026 by Micro Solutions Cybersecurity responsibilities inside a nonprofit often land on someone who already has a full-time job. An operations director may manage Microsoft 365 accounts. A finance employee may handle access to QuickBooks and payroll. A development director may help manage the donor database. An office manager may become the person everyone contacts when a suspicious email […] Read more » Nonprofits
