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Page 12 of 15 · 177 postsThe Week in Cybersecurity: 7 Things That Happened While You Weren't Patching
Week of February 24 – March 1, 2026 By lilMONSTER Caddy web server dropped 5 CVEs in one batch — two rated CRITICAL (CVSS 9.1), including an mTLS bypass that silently disables mutual…
AI Attacks Now Steal Your Data in 72 Minutes: The SMB Response Playbook That Keeps You Ahead
New research from Palo Alto Networks confirms AIpowered attacks now move from initial access to data theft in as little as 72 minutes — four times faster than a year ago [1]. The majority of…
Vibe Coding Security Risks: What Happens When AI Writes Your Production Code
AI coding tools ship vulnerable code by default. Learn what vibe coding security risks look like in 2026 and how to audit AI-generated code before it hits production.
Your AI Coding Assistant Has a Back Door: The Hidden Security Crisis in MCP
TL;DR: The Model Context Protocol (MCP) lets AI tools like Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf connect to external services. That's the feature. The bug? A single malicious npm package can hijack that…
Stop Patching Everything: The 1% Rule That Keeps SMBs Secure Without Burning Out
In 2025, 48,000 security vulnerabilities (CVEs) were published — but only 1% were actually used in realworld attacks [1]. IBM's 2026 XForce Threat Index confirms vulnerability exploitation is now…
Your Reverse Proxy Might Be Your Biggest Security Hole: Caddy's 5-CVE Wake-Up Call
On February 24, 2026, the Caddy web server project disclosed five security vulnerabilities — including two rated CRITICAL (CVSS 9.1) — affecting all versions prior to v2.11.1. The vulnerabilities…
Hidden in Plain Sight: How Hackers Used Google Sheets to Spy on 53 Organisations — and What Every Business Must Know About Edge Security
Chinalinked hackers (tracked as UNC2814) ran a global espionage campaign for years using a backdoor called GRIDTIDE — which hid its commands inside Google Sheets to avoid detection [1]. The group…
Cyberattacks Are Now the #1 Threat to Your Business (Bigger Than Inflation): The 2026 SMB Survival Plan
For the first time ever, cyberattacks rank as the 1 business concern for SMBs — above inflation, recession, and hiring shortages [1] 40% of small businesses say an attack costing $100,000 or less…
ISO 42001 & the EU AI Act: The Compliance Opportunity Australian Consultants Can't Afford to Ignore
ISO 42001 is the world's first certifiable AI management standard — published December 2023, adoption accelerating fast EU AI Act full enforcement kicks in August 2026 — it applies to any business…
AI Supply Chain Attacks Are Here: What RoguePilot and PromptPwnd Mean for Your Dev Team
Your AI coding assistant might be the weakest link in your security chain — and attackers figured that out before you did. RoguePilot is a real exploit (responsibly disclosed to GitHub) where a…
New Research: Major Password Managers Have Design Flaws That Let Attackers Access Your Vault — What SMBs Need to Know
Researchers at ETH Zurich and Università della Svizzera italiana published peerreviewed research showing that major cloud password managers — Bitwarden, LastPass, Dashlane, and 1Password — have…
Your Business Loan Data Was Exposed for 5 Months: What the PayPal Working Capital Breach Means for Small Businesses
PayPal's Working Capital (PPWC) loan app had a coding error that exposed customer data — including Social Security numbers — for approximately 165 days (July 1–December 13, 2025) [1]. Exposed data…