Ron Trotto @ TC³ (@techtainer)

TEXT CODES ARE GOING AWAY Microsoft says it's getting rid of those text-message login codes. What does that actually mean for a small business? Reply FiveMistakes https://cyber.tccubed.com/5BiggestCybersecurityMistakes?utm_source=tiktok&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=hot-topic-clip-series&u…

AI Answering Your Phone Are those AI receptionists that answer your phone actually any good yet? Free AI webinar, save your seat https://ai.tccubed.com/ai-fundamentals?utm_source=tiktok&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=ai-clip-series&utm_content=ai-06&utm_term=immediate #smallbusiness #ai…

Microsoft 365 Phishing Uses Real Outage, FBI Warns AI Attacks Take Under 3 Hours, and Supply Chain Breach Hits Cursor In today's cybersecurity update for November 14th, 2026, small business owners face several critical security threats requiring immediate action: MICROSOFT 365 PHISHING EXPLOITS…

The best content your business will ever publish is sitting in your inbox, and AI is how you find it. Every question a customer has asked you, about price, about timing, about what happens if something goes wrong, has been asked by a hundred prospects who never emailed. The Harness, Ep 9 of 21…

The Payment Change Email A client emailed asking us to change where their payment goes. How do I know it's really them? Reply SelfAsses https://cyber.tccubed.com/AreYouLeadingIntoBreach?utm_source=tiktok&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=prof-services-clip-series&utm_content=ps-08&utm_term=imm…

AI Wrote Our AI Policy Can I just have AI write our AI policy and call it done? Free AI webinar, save your seat https://ai.tccubed.com/ai-fundamentals?utm_source=tiktok&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=ai-clip-series&utm_content=ai-79&utm_term=immediate #smallbusiness #ai #businesstips…

In today's cybersecurity update for November 13th, 2026, small business owners face several critical security threats: Citrix released patches for 28 security holes in NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway, including a critical memory overflow flaw (severity 9.3) affecting every default…

AI is a fine research assistant and a terrible witness, so use it like this: it finds, you verify, and nothing without a source counts. The right first pass is a question like, what do I need to know about the new privacy rule before Friday, give me the key points, and for each one the document it…

Outlook Under Active Attack, Apache Server Flaw, and Weak Passwords Still Breaking Businesses In today's cybersecurity update for November 12th, 2026, small business owners face several critical security threats requiring immediate action: OUTLOOK ZERO-DAY UNDER ACTIVE ATTACK: CISA has confirmed…

One Flat Network Our office computers and our production machines are all on the same network. Is that a problem? Find out which vendors could leave you stranded - before one does. https://cyber.tccubed.com/vendor-lock-in?utm_source=tiktok&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=manufacturing-clip-s…

Cloning The Boss's Voice Can I use an AI version of my own voice in our marketing, and do I have to disclose it? Free AI webinar, save your seat https://ai.tccubed.com/ai-fundamentals?utm_source=tiktok&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=ai-clip-series&utm_content=ai-77&utm_term=immediate…

AI note-takers are the second-easiest win, and the one most likely to embarrass you, so here's both halves. The win: every meeting ends with a summary, the decisions, and who owes what by when, in your inbox before you're back at your desk. The Harness, Ep 7 of 21: one safe-AI point a day, every…

Watching The Team With AI Can we use AI to monitor how our people work? Should we? Free AI webinar, save your seat https://ai.tccubed.com/ai-fundamentals?utm_source=tiktok&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=ai-clip-series&utm_content=ai-76&utm_term=immediate #smallbusiness #ai #businesstips…

The Rule You Didn't Know Covers You What is the FTC Safeguards Rule, and how would I know if it applies to my business? Reply ComplianceQuiz https://cyber.tccubed.com/ComplianceQuiz?utm_source=tiktok&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=compliance-clip-series&utm_content=co-01&utm_term=immediate

Apache Airflow Flaw Needs No Password, Qubole Supply Chain Breach, and Banking Malware Hijacks Android Phones In today's cybersecurity update for November 10th, 2026, small business owners face several critical security threats requiring immediate action: APACHE AIRFLOW CRITICAL RCE FLAW: Apache…

The Paste That Leaks Is it actually a problem if an employee pastes client information into a free AI tool? Free AI webinar, save your seat https://ai.tccubed.com/ai-fundamentals?utm_source=tiktok&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=ai-clip-series&utm_content=ai-02&utm_term=immediate…

Pin Down Response Time IT companies all promise fast response. What should I actually hold them to? Reply MSPSelection https://cyber.tccubed.com/ChooseRightMSP?utm_source=tiktok&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=managed-it-clip-series&utm_content=mi-11&utm_term=immediate

QNAP Storage Under Attack, OpenSSH Bypassed, and GitHub Supply Chain Compromise In today's cybersecurity update for November 9th, 2026, small business owners face several critical security threats requiring immediate action: QNAP NETWORK STORAGE UNDER ATTACK: QNAP devices are being actively…

The fastest real win with AI is drafting, and the difference between a useful draft and a generic one is whose memory it's drafting from. Ask a blank chatbot for a proposal and you get the internet's average proposal: polite, padded, forgettable. The Harness, Ep 6 of 21: one safe-AI point a day…

Local IT Or The 800 Number Does it actually matter whether our IT company is local? Reply MSPSelection https://cyber.tccubed.com/ChooseRightMSP?utm_source=tiktok&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=connecticut-clip-series&utm_content=ct-05&utm_term=immediate

The Quiet Model Change Our AI tool started answering differently and nothing changed on our end. What happened? Free AI webinar, save your seat https://ai.tccubed.com/ai-fundamentals?utm_source=tiktok&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=ai-clip-series&utm_content=ai-80&utm_term=immediate…

In today's cybersecurity update for November 8th, 2026, small business owners face several critical security threats: Quest Diagnostics reported a breach of its Quanum Lab Services Manager platform that exposed sensitive patient information for medical practices using the system. University…

MICROSOFT ISN'T CALLING My mom got a call from Microsoft support asking to remote into her computer. That's a scam, right? Reply FiveMistakes https://cyber.tccubed.com/5BiggestCybersecurityMistakes?utm_source=tiktok&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=hot-topic-clip-series&utm_content=h-16&utm_t…

AI On Personal Phones Staff use AI on their own phones for work things. Is that our problem? Free AI webinar, save your seat https://ai.tccubed.com/ai-fundamentals?utm_source=tiktok&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=ai-clip-series&utm_content=ai-74&utm_term=immediate #smallbusiness #ai…

SonicWall VPN Bypass, $133 Million Bank Heist, and Fake Security Tools Trap IT Pros In today's cybersecurity update for November 7th, 2026, small business owners face several critical security threats requiring immediate action: SONICWALL SSLVPN AUTHENTICATION BYPASS: SonicWall has issued an…

Stop Emailing The Attachment Clients send us sensitive documents by plain email. How do we change that without annoying them? Reply SelfAsses https://cyber.tccubed.com/AreYouLeadingIntoBreach?utm_source=tiktok&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=prof-services-clip-series&utm_content=ps-07&utm_te…

The Agent Has The Keys An AI agent needs logins to do its job. How do we keep that from becoming the way in? Free AI webinar, save your seat https://ai.tccubed.com/ai-fundamentals?utm_source=tiktok&utm_medium=organic-social&utm_campaign=ai-clip-series&utm_content=ai-73&utm_term=immediate…

WordPress Under Mass Attack, Refrigeration Systems Targeted, and AI-Powered Credential Theft Accelerates In today's cybersecurity update for November 6th, 2026, small business owners face several critical security threats requiring immediate action: WORDPRESS CORE UNDER MASS ATTACK: Hackers have…

You've heard me say harness all week, so here's exactly what I mean, in five parts you can check off. One, approved tools: a short list of what your team may use, and which tier, so nobody's running the business through a free app on a personal phone. The Harness, Ep 5 of 21: one safe-AI point a…

DigiCert Breach Exposes Customer Data, OpenSSH Password Bypass, and Zyxel Patch Fails to Stop Attacks In today's cybersecurity update for November 5th, 2026, small business owners face several critical security threats requiring immediate action: DIGICERT DATA BREACH: DigiCert, a major certificate…