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QR code scam package

Police in the US are once again sounding the alarm about brushing scams.

The scam begins as a typical brushing scam, but fraudsters use Amazon branding to deceive recipients.  You don’t remember ordering anything, but your name and address are correct. Inside, there’s a small item or just a note and a QR code telling you to scan it to “find out who sent this gift” or “confirm delivery details.”

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Chrome security warning

Patch your Chrome browser! Google has issued a security update to address a serious security flaw that hackers are already exploiting.

“The Stable channel has been updated to 145.0.7632.75/76 for Windows/Mac  and 144.0.7559.75 for Linux, which will roll out over the coming days/weeks,” the Chrome Releases blog said in a Friday post.

Continue reading “Google Amends Chrome with the First Important Security Fix in 2026 (CVE-2026-2441)”

slop word meaning

Merriam-Webster announced that its Word of the Year was “slop,” an old word with a new meaning. 

“Slop” first appeared in the 1700s to describe soft mud. In the 1800s, it came to mean food waste, as in “pig slop,” and later evolved to describe something of little or no value — rubbish, filler, something not worth much attention.

Continue reading “The Word of 2025 Is ‘Slop,’ Says Merriam-Webster. Why This Matters for Family Safety”

tourism scam warning

The off-season doesn’t just mean fewer tourists and empty tables. It also creates more opportunities for scammers.

Low season is often when small business owners adjust rates, renegotiate with suppliers, update listings, push promotions, pause contracts, or plan maintenance. All of that creates more logins, more invoices, more payments, more emails, and more decisions made.

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MSP cybersecurity dashboard

Imagine a modern office building. Not everyone who works there can go everywhere. Employees can access the building entrance, their own floor, and the meeting rooms they need, but they can’t (and shouldn’t be able to) walk into the server room, access executive offices, or wander freely across every floor. This may seem restrictive, but it’s simply how safety and order are maintained.

Continue reading “MSP Strategic Defense: Where Prevention Meets Compliance”

EU data sovereignty map

Digital sovereignty is now a strategic imperative for many European organizations. According to a new IDC Market Note¹, “Sovereignty is not viewed just as a contractual consideration, but as an architectural one, and one of technical feasibility.”

Continue reading “IDC Market Note: Surging Demand for EU Data Sovereignty Drives New Cybersecurity-Cloud Partnership”