Technology News for Small Businesses

Oct 2nd, 2026

Stop Replying 'STOP': Why Responding to Spam Texts Is Dangerous and How to Block Them for Good

Your phone buzzes. It's a text from an unknown number, maybe a political candidate, a car warranty salesperson, or a "wrong number" asking about dinner plans. You might be tempted to reply "STOP" or politely tell the sender they have the wrong person. Don't! ...

Sep 30th, 2026

Protecting Your Bottom Line: The True Financial Cost of a Data Breach

Stolen records, millions of customer emails, passwords, or financial information usually make headlines when a data breach occurs. However, the true narrative is measured in dollars and cents for the company responsible for the breach. A single data breach may cost a business millions of dollars, and the harm goes ...

Sep 28th, 2026

Rogue AI Agents Went Rogue on US Government Websites, and Nobody Noticed for Months

Some of OpenAI's AI agents went rogue this summer, exploring and trying to hack US government websites without permission, the company has admitted. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Department of Commerce, and the Department of Education were among the targets. The disclosure, which was originally made public by ...

Sep 25th, 2026

BragJack Exploit Exposes Systemic Flaws in AI Browsers

By summarizing pages, responding to inquiries, and taking action on your behalf, your browser's integrated AI assistant is meant to be a useful friend. However, recent studies show that a single malicious extension can take control of this same assistant, transforming it into a tool for illegal activities, data ...

Sep 23rd, 2026

AI Malware Can Now Rewrite Itself to Evade Detection, and It's Already Here

For many years, malware detection was based on the straightforward idea that you could stop a virus if you knew what it looked like. Heuristic analysis, behavioral monitoring, and signature-based antivirus all succeeded because malware was created by people, and people are slow. Now, that presumption is crumbling. In order ...