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When Small Issues Become Big Business Risk
A practical look at how small issues turn into real business risk. This issue covers common scenarios most teams overlook — from phishing exposure to everyday operational gaps — and what they reveal about the strength of your IT and security posture.
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When to Rethink Your IT Relationship
This month covers when to rethink your IT relationship, how to use AI tools without creating risk, and the productivity bottlenecks most teams overlook — plus a feature on Rodney Hall’s new book AI Under Control.
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Why IT Fixes Don’t Stick
This issue breaks down why IT fixes don’t stick, habits holding businesses back, how to treat your tech like a system (not a patch job), plus free tools inside. A must-read for any operations leader frustrated by recurring IT problems.
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Start 2026 Prepared, Informed & Resilient
This edition explores common cybersecurity blind spots, emerging technology trends shaping 2026, and new free tools from Securafy designed to help SMBs start the year prepared, informed, and resilient. Features our annual threat landscape preview.
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Holiday Scams, Donation Fraud & Seasonal Phishing
Holiday scams, donation fraud, and seasonal phishing attacks are on the rise. This edition highlights what SMBs should watch out for and best practices to keep your business, customers, and data safe through the busiest time of the year.
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AI Governance, CMMC Deadlines & Q4 Security Checklist
As Q4 winds down, this issue covers AI governance requirements taking shape across industries, CMMC 2.0 enforcement timelines for Ohio defense contractors, and a practical end-of-year security checklist to close gaps before January.
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Ransomware Trends & Ohio Cybersecurity Awareness Month
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. This issue covers the latest ransomware trends targeting SMBs nationwide, practical steps to reduce your risk this quarter, and how Securafy’s prevention-first stack stops attacks before they execute.
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Back to Business: IT Planning for Q4 & Beyond
As summer ends and Q4 planning begins, this issue focuses on technology budgeting, IT roadmap development, and the security investments that deliver the highest ROI for SMBs nationwide heading into year-end and 2026 planning cycles.
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Zero Trust in Practice: How SMBs nationwide Are Implementing It
Zero Trust isn’t just for enterprise. This issue breaks down how small and mid-sized businesses nationwide are implementing Zero Trust principles through Zero Trust Application Control, MFA, and network segmentation — without an enterprise budget.
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Cyber Insurance: What businesses nationwide need to Know Before Renewal
Cyber insurance renewals are getting harder. This issue covers what carriers are now requiring (and denying), how to document your security posture for underwriters, and why the controls you have matter more than the premium you pay.
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HIPAA 2025 Updates: What Ohio Healthcare Providers Must Do Now
OCR’s proposed HIPAA Security Rule updates are the most significant changes since 2013. This issue covers what’s changing, which controls are now mandatory, and the practical steps Ohio healthcare organizations and business associates need to take before the effective date.
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Introducing the Securafy Times — Monthly IT Intelligence for SMBs nationwide
The inaugural issue of the Securafy Times introduces our monthly newsletter format, covers the threat landscape facing Ohio small businesses in mid-2025, and presents Securafy’s Prevention-First philosophy in plain language for business leaders.
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