Healthcare data breaches now average $10 million per incident. That's not a projection: it's the current cost of failure. And unlike credit card numbers that can be canceled or social security numbers that trigger monitoring, healthcare data is permanent. Your diagnosis history, prescription records, and genetic information never expire. That's exactly why it commands premium […]
Your security scanner just flagged 247 vulnerabilities. Your patching window is tomorrow night. Your IT team consists of two people who also handle help desk tickets, software deployments, and keeping the printers working. This is the reality for most small and mid-sized businesses. The volume of security updates, software patches, and vulnerability alerts has become […]
Your firewall is configured. Your employees completed security awareness training. You've implemented multi-factor authentication across all internal systems. But here's the uncomfortable truth: your most significant cybersecurity vulnerability likely sits outside your organization entirely: in the hands of a vendor you trust with your data. Third-party breaches have become the silent epidemic of modern cybersecurity. […]
Compliance documentation looks great in a binder. But when regulators show up, or worse: when a breach exposes patient records, client tax returns, or tenant applications: that binder doesn't protect you. What actually matters is whether your security controls work in practice, not just on paper. We've seen too many businesses treat compliance as a […]
Every tenant application you process contains exactly what hackers want: Social Security numbers, bank account details, employment records, credit reports, and copies of driver's licenses. When you manage hundreds of properties, you're sitting on a database worth millions to cybercriminals. The real estate and property management industry has become a prime target because most firms […]
Every week, another small business owner learns the hard way that cybercriminals don't care about company size. They care about opportunity. And small businesses? They're full of it. The "it won't happen to me" mindset has become the most expensive assumption in modern business. It's the reason ransomware payments continue to climb, why wire fraud […]
The FTC has made its position clear: if you handle consumer financial data, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act applies to you. Not just to the big banks. Not just to publicly traded financial institutions. To you: the mortgage broker with a team of five. The non-bank lender operating out of a single office. The tax preparation firm […]
A buyer sits at their kitchen table, ready to close on their dream home. They receive an email from what appears to be their title company with updated wire instructions. They transfer $487,000. Within minutes, the money vanishes into an overseas account. They never see it again. This scenario plays out thousands of times every […]
Eighty-five percent. That's the estimated percentage of ransomware attacks that never make it into a report, a headline, or a public disclosure. BlackFog's analysis confirms what security professionals have suspected for years: the ransomware landscape you think you understand is a fraction of reality. So when you tell yourself, "We're a small business: nobody's targeting […]
The numbers tell a stark story: 43% of small businesses experienced at least one cyber attack in the past 12 months, and 60% of those that suffer a breach go out of business within six months. Yet despite these alarming statistics, 59% of small business owners still operate without any cybersecurity measures, believing they're "too […]
The January 2026 HHS OCR Newsletter made one thing crystal clear: the era of "good enough" HIPAA compliance is over. If your healthcare practice has been treating security controls as checkboxes rather than actual defenses, 2026 is the year that approach catches up with you. Two recent breaches underscore why this matters right now. The […]
Tax season is here. And so are the hackers. If you run a CPA firm, tax preparation business, or financial services practice, you need to understand something critical: you're not just handling numbers: you're sitting on a goldmine of sensitive data that cybercriminals are actively hunting. Social Security numbers, bank account details, employer identification numbers, […]
