Your cyber insurance renewal questionnaire got longer. A lot longer. Carriers aren't asking if you have security anymore — they want proof it's working. Screenshots, policy exports, tested backup dates, sign-in logs. If you can't produce the documentation, you're looking at higher premiums, coverage limits, or a denial. Here's what they're actually asking for, why it maps to CIS IG1, and what it means for your Microsoft 365 tenant, Google Workspace, file server, NAS, and Acti

Quick Answer Cybercriminals plan around your calendar. When key staff are out, when finance teams are working short, and when employees are checking email from hotel Wi-Fi, attackers move in. Summer cybersecurity for small business is not about adding more tools. It is about closing the gaps that vacation season opens up. That means tightening Microsoft 365 access controls, training your team on travel-specific phishing, locking down public Wi-Fi behavior, and putting wire tr

Three Contractors. Three Different Spots. Same Problem. In the last few months, three different small contractors have reached out to me about CMMC. None of them were in the same place. The first one needs Level 2. They handle CUI, they have a contract that requires it, and we are deep in the work right now. They have a gap assessment from a few years ago, so I am already knocking out the quick-fix items from that list while we get the bigger pieces moving. A C3PAO firm is no