When we hear about data breaches in the news, it’s usually the big names — major retailers, healthcare systems, government agencies. But for every headline-making breach, thousands of small business attacks go unreported. The victims don’t make the news, but their…
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OpenAI Launches ChatGPT for Business Lite — A $20/Month Tier Aimed Directly at Small Teams Who Don’t Need the Full Enterprise Package
OpenAI rolled out a lighter business plan that drops the price to twenty dollars a user each month. That undercuts their own thirty-dollar team plan and comes with a promise your chats stay out of the
DOL Finalizes Rule Requiring Small Manufacturers to Classify AI-Assisted Quality Control Systems Under Updated Recordkeeping Standards by January 2027
The Department of Labor dropped a new rule that forces small manufacturers to treat any AI-assisted quality control or production monitoring system like another OSHA recordkeeping item. It starts hitt
CISA Warns of Active Exploits Targeting Small Business NAS Devices — Synology and QNAP Units Used as Ransomware Staging Points
Thread actors are already poking at known holes in Synology Disk Stations and QNAP units that plenty of small shops rely on for storage.
Microsoft 365 Copilot Wave 2 Spring Release: AI Agent Actions Now Available in Outlook, Teams, and Word for Business Plans
Microsoft just gave Copilot the green light to handle multi-step jobs on its own inside Outlook, Teams, and Word. I’m curious to see how this plays out once it’s running in Teams all day.
Synology and QNAP NAS Devices Under Ransomware Attack: Microsoft Co-Pilot Update
Your backup box can now be a weapon. And if you’re running Synology or QNAP on your network right now, you need to know what’s happening.
AI-Powered Phishing Is Here — Why Your Old Spam Filter Isn’t Enough
Phishing emails used to be easy to spot. Bad grammar, suspicious links, generic greetings — most people could smell a scam from a mile away. But that’s changing fast, and AI is the reason. Cybercriminals are now using the same artificial intelligence tools that power…
Windows 11 May 2026 Cumulative Update KB5058379 Breaks USB-Connected Label Printers and Barcode Scanners on Some Systems
Google’s doing it, Microsoft’s doing it, and everybody else seems to be piling on with these big updates. But the one that really matters right now is the mess it left behind for folks running Windows
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Pro for Teams at $42/User — Includes Operator-Style Task Automation for Business Workflows
OpenAI just rolled out ChatGPT Pro for Teams at forty-two dollars per user each month. It bundles their o3 reasoning model with a no-code layer for handling business workflows.
Microsoft Build 2026: Copilot Gets ‘Memory’ for Business — Remembers Your Clients, Workflows, and Preferences Across Sessions
Microsoft just added something new to Copilot that lets it hold onto details across different sessions. That means it can keep track of your recurring clients, how you like things phrased, and the wor






