Insights & guidance
Security news and practical IT guidance for small businesses, from the NightSquawk Tech team.
A joint advisory from the FBI, CISA, NSA and partner agencies in six other countries says hackers enabled by a China-based company scanned for years-old flaws, guessed email passwords and hid behind ordinary VPN software. The FBI also seized two of the tools. What a small business should check.
Cisco's October 2026 Meraki Security Hardening Release fixes flaws rated up to 9.6 out of 10 in Meraki security appliances, access points, switches, cameras and gateways. None are known to be exploited, but there is no workaround besides updating.
Microsoft is retiring its built-in SMS and voice sign-in codes for Entra ID on February 1, 2027. Here is what changes, what it costs to keep text codes, and a four-step plan for a 10 to 50 person business.
Apple fixed an iPhone, iPad and Mac flaw on September 28, 2026 that it says may have been used in targeted attacks, and Fortinet has fixed an exploited flaw in its FortiMail email gateway. Which versions to look for, where to check, and what to ask your IT provider.
Google says skills will eventually replace Gems in Gemini, and Workspace Studio flows that use an "Ask a Gem" step will stop working no sooner than March 1, 2027. Here are the dates and what to save now.
Google began rolling out a change on October 5, 2026: deleting a Workspace user also deletes the extra calendars they own, such as a shared time-off or service calendar, and suspending a user suspends them. How to find who owns your shared calendars, and the step to add to offboarding.
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