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Practical insights on identity theft, cybersecurity, and employee protection.
Q3 2026 Results: defend-id’s Recovery Advocates Cut Abandon Rate to 2.2%
When an employee calls to say their identity was stolen, or a phished mailbox exposes staff records, the first question is simple: who picks up the phone? For a 30-person firm with no security team, that answer is part of the incident plan whether anyone wrote it down...
Mortgage Wire Fraud Prevention: A Control Plan for Brokers and Lenders (2026)
Mortgage wire fraud prevention usually gets treated as the title company's job. The title company holds the escrow account, so the title company should worry about the wire. That logic breaks the moment a criminal gets into a loan officer's mailbox. From there, they...
Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2026: A Four-Week Plan for Firms Without a Security Team
Cybersecurity Awareness Month for small business has always had a mismatch. The campaign's advice assumes someone on staff owns security. At a 30-person tax firm, insurance agency, or mortgage shop, nobody does. Last Updated: September 2026 Key takeaways Train staff...
The 72-Hour Clock: An Incident Response Plan for Independent Insurance Agencies
An insurance agency incident response plan gets written in one of two moments. Some agencies write it on a quiet afternoon, with time to think. Others write it in the first hour of a cybersecurity event, while a producer's mailbox sends fake invoices to clients. The...
Help Desk Impersonation Scam: What SMBs Should Know (2026)
A director at a mid-sized firm gets a phone call. The caller ID looks internal. The voice says it is IT support, following up on a login issue. It asks the director to click a link and verify the account. Nothing about the call feels unusual, because the attacker...
Business Data Protection Practices: Six Pillars Every Company Needs in 2026
Data breach notification requirements for small businesses changed in more states than most owners realize this year. California shortened its notice deadline to a hard 30 days. Oklahoma expanded what counts as reportable data and attached six-figure penalties to...