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  • Cybersecurity

Cisco Firewall VPN Zero-Day: What Southwest Florida Businesses Should Do Now

Cisco confirmed on October 28, 2026 that attackers are actively exploiting a Cisco firewall VPN zero-day in its Secure Firewall ASA and FTD software,...

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  • Cybersecurity

What a New Small Business Cybersecurity Bill in Congress Means for You

A new small business cybersecurity bill, the Cybersecurity for Small Businesses Act of 2026 (H.R. 10238), would require the Small Business Administration and the...

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  • Cybersecurity

What the 2026 Verizon Data Breach Report Means for Southwest Florida Small Businesses

Verizon’s 2026 data breach report makes one thing clear for any small business in Naples, Fort Myers, or Tampa: ransomware now shows up in...

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  • Cybersecurity

Windows Zero-Day File Warning Bypass: What Southwest Florida Businesses Need to Know

A Windows zero-day file warning bypass tracked as CVE-2026-96951 lets a booby-trapped file skip the security warning that normally appears before you open something...

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  • Business Continuity

Hurricane Season IT Resilience: What Southwest Florida Businesses Should Learn From 2026

NOAA raised its confidence to 75 percent that the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season would run below normal, and by late October that forecast has...

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  • Cybersecurity

FortiMail Vulnerability: What Southwest Florida Businesses Should Do About CVE-2026-104286

A critical FortiMail vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-104286, is already being exploited against unpatched email security appliances. If your business runs a FortiMail gateway, you...

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  • Security

Florida Data Breach Notification Law: What Southwest Florida Small Businesses Must Know

If your business stores customer names, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, or financial account data on Florida residents, you have 30 days from...

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  • Microsoft 365

Exchange Web Services Retirement: What Southwest Florida Businesses Should Check Now

Microsoft’s Exchange Web Services retirement in Exchange Online, the phased shutdown of the older EWS protocol, began on October 1, 2026, and the protocol...

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  • Backup & Disaster Recovery

Microsoft 365 Backup: Why Southwest Florida Businesses Still Need One

No, Microsoft does not back up your Microsoft 365 data the way most business owners assume. Microsoft runs the servers and keeps the lights...

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