A DMARC record parked at p=none is a smoke detector with the wires cut. The federal government proved enforcement works when phishing delivery dropped from 69% to 14% after BOD 18-01. Here’s the methodical path from monitoring to actual protection.
You’ve outgrown the neighborhood IT guy but you can’t justify a full-time CIO salary. A fractional IT Director sounds like the answer — but it isn’t the right fit for every organization. Here’s the honest breakdown of when the model works, when it doesn’t, and how to evaluate whether it’s the right call for your business.
Getting SBA VOSB certified is a milestone, not a destination. Here’s what nobody tells you between the day the certification email lands in your inbox and the day you sign your first prime subcontract — the real prerequisites, the timeline, the day-after playbook, and the four moves that actually open doors.
Your CEO’s email lands in your CFO’s inbox — SPF passes, DKIM passes, no external banner, no red flags. Except your CEO didn’t send it. Here’s how attackers weaponize Microsoft 365’s Direct Send feature to impersonate internal users, why traditional defenses fail, and the five mitigations that actually stop it.
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