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Microsoft 365 Business Premium Security Settings You Should Enable
in roughly 90 percent of the Microsoft 365 tenants I audit, the same five settings are switched off or misconfigured. Not exotic ones. Not settings that need a consultant and a six-week project. These are Microsoft 365 Business Premium security settings that...
Microsoft 365 Tenant Handover Checklist – What to Check on Day One
Every environment I inherit gets the same Microsoft 365 tenant handover checklist before I change a single setting. Not because I am a pedant - I am not - but because I want to know where I stand. And because from the day you start, whatever eventually...
Everyday Habits That Expose Your Personal Data (And How to Stop)
You do not have to click a suspicious link. You do not have to download anything. The everyday habits that expose your personal data are ordinary ones you repeat without thinking about them. Twenty-five years in this industry has taught me one thing that...
Deepfake CEO Fraud Prevention for Small Business
If you think deepfake CEO fraud prevention for small business is a problem for later, start with what happened to a company that had every resource you do not. An employee at Arup's Hong Kong office joined a video call with his chief financial officer and...
How to Avoid Instant Payment and Text Message Scams in 2026
"Hi. Got a minute? I am stuck, can you send me a quick transfer for 50? I will pay you back tomorrow." That is your friend writing. From their account, with their photo, in their usual tone. Except it is not them - and to avoid instant payment and text message scams...
Studied Journalism. Now I Work in Cybersecurity. Here’s What Actually Matters.
I work in cybersecurity, and at almost every conference talk or professional presentation, someone asks the same question: "How did a journalism graduate end up in cybersecurity?" Without a computer science degree. No connections in tech. No Plan B. Just one book...