by Ron Trotto | Oct 13, 2026 | All Articles, SMB, The TC³ Brief
The TC³ Brief, Issue 1, October 2026.Short answer: yes, you can have a software supply chain attack sitting in your systems right now and not know it for months. A fake Web3 accelerator has been handing out malicious npm packages to crypto founders, disguised as...
by Ron Trotto | Oct 12, 2026 | All Articles, Cybersecurity Articles
Connected equipment security matters more than most business owners realize, because a single compromised controller can destroy inventory, spark fires, or shut down operations overnight. Hackers proved this by remotely heating refrigerators and freezers at hundreds...
by TC3 Research Desk | Oct 12, 2026 | All Articles, Cybersecurity News
Switching IT providers creates real risk for data loss, access lockout, and operational downtime if you don’t plan the transition carefully. Before you leave your current IT provider, document every system, user account, and data location, demand a written...
by TC3 Research Desk | Oct 12, 2026 | All Articles, Cybersecurity News
When you click connect to grant AI tools access to your email and files, you’re typically authorizing them to read, store, and process your business communications and documents, which creates data exposure, compliance risk, and potential liability if that tool...
by TC3 Research Desk | Oct 12, 2026 | All Articles, Cybersecurity News
Phishing emails now contain hidden instructions designed to manipulate AI assistants into executing dangerous tasks, bypassing human judgment and exposing small businesses to breach and data loss. Security researchers discovered that when AI tools summarize emails,...
by TC3 Research Desk | Oct 11, 2026 | All Articles, Cybersecurity News
A critical VPN security breach in Palo Alto Networks products is actively being exploited by ransomware groups to bypass authentication and access internal networks without passwords. Small business owners using these VPN solutions must patch immediately, and should...
