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Tony Bedfard

When “Fully Patched” Isn’t Enough

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In a single week, Microsoft shipped a record-shattering 1,400+ patches, attackers breached a VPN appliance that was already fully up to date, and CISA added nine actively exploited flaws to its must-patch list a stark reminder that for small and mid-sized businesses, "we installed the updates" is no longer the same thing as "we're secure."
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Tony Bedfard

Your Team's "Vibe Coded" App Might Already Be Leaking Customer Data

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A single security scan this week found over 16,000 publicly exposed databases built with AI coding tools — a wake-up call that the rush to build fast with AI is quietly creating a breach crisis for businesses of every size, not just tech giants.

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Tony Bedfard

Critical Citrix NetScaler Zero-Days Are Under Active Attack: What Your Business Needs to Do This Week

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A pair of critical, unauthenticated zero-day vulnerabilities in Citrix NetScaler are being actively exploited right now and with roughly 23,000 internet-exposed devices worldwide, this is a "patch today, not next sprint" moment that shows exactly why continuous vulnerability management can't be a once-a-quarter checkbox for any growing business.

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Tony Bedfard

It Wasn't a “Hack” It Was a Mistake Anyone Could Make: What the Manchester Airports Breach Teaches SMBs About Vendor Risk

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A breach that exposed the data of 8.7 million people didn't require nation-state malware or a zero-day exploit, it exploited exposed login credentials sitting in plain view in website code, tied to a third-party marketing platform. That's not a sophisticated attack. That's a mistake almost any business could make, which is exactly why every small and mid-sized business should be paying attention.
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Tony Bedfard

AI Coding Tools Got Hacked Into Hacking: What It Means for Your Business

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Hackers didn't need to write new malware, they just told a trusted AI coding assistant it was "running a test," and it happily helped them break into ten companies. If a $9-billion AI tool can be talked into attacking its own users, what's stopping the AI plugins already running inside your business?
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Top Breaches Cost ($) of 2024

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Source: IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024