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It’s Not Your Job to Know What Node.js Is

Last week Node.js got ten security fixes. For most small businesses there’s nothing to do. If AI helped you build something, here’s the one question to ask.

Six Months of Lucky

The guard stopped it every morning. Nobody asked why it kept coming back. The story of six months of “blocked”, and the five-minute check that tells you if it’s happening to you.

"Dropbox and Norton. It Works," He Said.

A Sydney CPA who looks after hundreds of clients thought Dropbox and Norton was enough. Within weeks of trying proper protection, it stopped something his antivirus never saw.

You Don't Buy It. You Join It.

Free was never the same as looked after. Nobody buys a tow truck; they join roadside assistance. Now a small business has that for cyber security, in an app.

What's Worrying You?

In 1874 a banker in Illinois became the first man in the world who couldn't open his own vault before morning. He slept better than any banker alive.

Every Small Business Has an Incident-Response Plan. Most Just Call It Panic.

In 1935 a bomber fell out of the sky over Ohio and the flags went up on Australian beaches. Same year, same idea: not braver people. A piece of paper.