Cyber One Solutions

Passwords are on their way out. Passkeys are the future, and you can start using them today.

Most cyberattacks don't begin with sophisticated hacking. They start with a stolen password.

Passkeys eliminate that risk by replacing traditional passwords with something much more secure. Instead of typing a password, your device verifies it's really you using your fingerprint, face scan, or device PIN. Since there's no password to enter, there's nothing for cybercriminals to steal, guess, or trick you into revealing through phishing emails.

If you only make one security upgrade this month, make it this one.

Start by enabling passkeys for:
✅ Your primary email account
✅ Your Microsoft account
✅ Your Google account
✅ Any banking or business applications that support them

The easier you make it for hackers to steal passwords, the easier it is for them to access your business. Passkeys take that opportunity away.

One small change today can prevent a major security incident tomorrow.

🔒 A password isn't enough if your work laptop is stolen.

Many people assume a Windows login password protects their files. It doesn't.

If someone steals a laptop, they can remove the hard drive and access the data directly - completely bypassing the login screen.

That's where encryption comes in. Encryption scrambles the data on the drive so it's unreadable without the proper credentials. The best part? It's already built into both Windows and macOS.

✅ If your employees take laptops home, travel, or work remotely, make sure encryption is enabled on every device - starting with your frequent travelers.

A few minutes of setup today can prevent a costly data breach tomorrow.

Whoever controls your domain name controls your whole business.

Your domain is the address behind your website and your email. It sits in an account at whatever company you registered it with, like GoDaddy.

Anyone who can log into that account can point your website and email wherever they like.

At a lot of small businesses, nobody knows who has that login. It was set up years ago by a web guy who's long gone, or it's under one staff member's personal email with a password that hasn't changed since.

If someone gets into that account, they don't need to hack anything else.

They can send your website visitors to a fake page that still shows your real address.

They can take over your email and reset the passwords on everything tied to it.

They can send your clients an invoice from your real address, and your clients will pay it, because it came from you.

So go and check who controls the account, whether it's got two-factor login switched on, and whether the domain lock is turned on, which stops anyone moving your domain elsewhere.

While you're in there, set it to auto-renew so it can't expire.

If a website tells you to press Windows+R and paste in a command to 'verify you're human,' close the tab. That's a scam called ClickFix, and it installs malware the second you hit Enter. No real website ever asks you to run a command. CAPTCHAs just make you click pictures.


https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/clickfix-campaigns-expand-malware.html

🛡️ Cyber insurance renewals are getting tougher, and for good reason.

If your renewal application seems longer this year, it's because insurers added new questions after major cyber incidents and costly claims. 💻📋

⚠️ One of the biggest mistakes businesses make is answering "yes" to security questions when the honest answer is "not yet." Misrepresenting your cybersecurity controls could put your coverage at risk - or even void your policy after a claim.

✅ Take the time to review your security measures and answer every question accurately. It could make all the difference when you need your coverage most.



https://www.cyberonesol.com/post/cyber-insurance-renewal-application-questions/

Many ransomware groups delete your backups before they lock your files, so paying becomes the only way out. Keep one backup copy offline with its own login, separate from your admin password, and test a restore this month. If you've never tried it, you don't know it works.


https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/inc-ransomware-claims-830-victims-since.html

🚨 Small businesses are the #1 target for ransomware. 💻🔓

If your business has 10–50 employees, you're in the "sweet spot" for cybercriminals. 🎯

😳 Many attacks start with:
🔍 Public information
🔑 Stolen credentials that cost as little as $14
⏱️ A week or less to launch an attack

🛡️ The good news? Many of these attacks could be stopped with the right Microsoft 365 security settings.

Don't wait until it's too late - protect your business before hackers come knocking. 🔐



https://www.cyberonesol.com/post/how-ransomware-attackers-target-small-businesses/

Your team is using AI right now, whether you have a policy on it or not.

ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, Claude, and a dozen niche business tools are in the workflow of someone in your business this week. These tools learn from what you type, sometimes retain it for training, and live outside whatever data security setup you've built for the rest of the business.

Without a written policy, you have no way to know what client data is being pasted into prompts, which business decisions are being made with AI assistance, or how your insurance views any of it if something goes wrong.

An AI Acceptable Use Policy doesn't have to be 30 pages. A one-page version covers the essentials: which tools are approved, what data is forbidden as input, what disclosure rules apply to AI-generated work, and who reviews AI output before it goes to a client.

If you want a full AI Acceptable Use Policy template to implement in your business, comment below with "AI Policy" and we'll send it to you.

Anyone can send an email that looks like it's from your company. Three DNS records stop it: SPF, DKIM, and DMARC. The catch is DMARC is often set to 'monitor only,' which watches spoofing happen without blocking it. Ask your IT provider: is ours set to reject, or just none?

Your employee leaves their laptop unattended at a coffee shop for 90 seconds.

That's enough time for an attacker to plug in a device that looks like a keyboard and automatically install malware - no passwords, no clicks, no obvious signs anything happened.

The next time that laptop connects to your office network, the attacker may have a foothold.

Protect your business by:

Locking laptops after 30 seconds of inactivity.
Disabling unauthorized USB devices and AutoPlay.
Using EDR to detect suspicious activity.
Giving frequent travelers USB data blockers.

Cybersecurity isn't just about firewalls and phishing - physical security is part of your defense, too.