August 2026 News & Updates
CTC News Industry News Updates It almost feels dirty to say but there are only 400 vulnerabilities patched from Microsoft in this month’s Patch Tuesday. Three months ago, that would…
Read moreHotel WiFi May Be a Trap Right Now
If you have people traveling for work, you need to know what’s happening in hotel lobbies and business centers right now. Midnight Blizzard (APT29) — a Russian state-sponsored group —…
Read moreJuly 2026 News & Updates
CTC News Industry News Updates DEPLOY IMMEDIATELY – Microsoft’s July 2026 Patch Tuesday was record-breaking: 570 vulnerabilities patched, including 59 critical bugs and 3 zero-day vulnerabilities (two actively exploited in…
Read moreMASSIVE Patch Tuesday for July 2026
I’ll be posting a more extensive article on this later (once I’ve had a chance to read through the info) but wanted to note that the update list this month…
Read moreMassive Fortinet Breach: What Happened and What We’re Doing About It
June 2026 — If your business uses a Fortinet firewall for remote access (SSL VPN), you need to know about a major security incident that just surfaced. Here’s what we…
Read moreDentrix Document Preview Issue: What Dental Practices Need to Know
Update (June 2026): A recent Microsoft security update is affecting Word document previews in Dentrix’s Document Center. Here’s what you should know — and why we recommend against Dentrix’s “quick…
Read morePattern Recognition: How Staying Invested Turned a Decade-Old Warning Into Actionable Intelligence
In January 2015, Rapid7 published research on a vulnerability that now reads like prophecy—unless you were paying attention then. HD Moore’s team found roughly 5,800 Automated Tank Gauges (ATGs) sitting…
Read moreFortinet now charging a $200 “Handling Fee”
About the $200 FortiGate Handling Fee We’ve been using FortiGate firewalls for years—the 30, 60, and 80 series have been our go-to for SMB customers. As the FortiGate 60E reaches…
Read moreApril 2026 News & Updates
CTC News Industry News Updates Microsoft released patches for approximately 90 vulnerabilities in the April 2026 Patch Tuesday update. This includes several critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerabilities affecting Windows,…
Read moreBut my computer can’t *DO* Windows 11, what can I do?
On 14 October 2025, Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 10 and, even though the upgrade to Windows 11 was free, Windows 11 won’t run on a lot of otherwise…
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