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Cyber Shift Technologies Cyber Shift Technologies offers IT consulting and managed IT services to nonprofits and businesses.

Cyber Shift Technologies offers IT consulting and managed IT services to nonprofits and businesses so that you can focus on more important things.

06/03/2026

When someone leaves your business, their access should leave with them.

But often, accounts are missed.

An old login here, a forgotten app there… suddenly someone who no longer works for you could still get into your systems.

If you’re not completely sure that every account has been removed, it’s time to check…

There’s a security story doing the rounds right now that’s needs your attention… especially if your phone holds anything...
06/02/2026

There’s a security story doing the rounds right now that’s needs your attention… especially if your phone holds anything important 📱

Researchers have demonstrated a way to pull sensitive data from certain Android phones in under a minute.

And it’s not as far-fetched as it might sound.

They focused on devices using chips from MediaTek, which are found in a surprisingly large number of Android phones.

The technique they used doesn’t involve tricking someone into clicking a link or installing anything. Instead, it works at a deeper level of the device.

They connected to the phone via USB while it was powered down and accessed a part of the system that’s supposed to keep sensitive data safe.

This area, often described as a “secure zone”, is where things like encryption keys and PIN protection are handled.

From there, they were able to extract those keys, unlock the phone’s storage outside of Android, and work out the PIN.

Once that’s done, the contents of the device become accessible. Messages, photos, files, and even things like crypto wallet data 😱

Now, rest assured, this isn’t something that can be done remotely. Someone would need physical access to the phone and the right tools.

But that doesn’t make it a niche risk.

Phones get lost, stolen, or left unattended all the time, and that’s where this kind of weakness becomes relevant.

What this really highlights is how much trust we place in our phones without thinking about what’s underneath.

They feel secure because they’re personal and protected by a PIN or fingerprint, but they’re still complex systems made up of hardware and software layers.

If there’s a flaw in one of those layers, it can undermine everything else ☠️

The good news is that this vulnerability has been disclosed responsibly and patches have been issued, so keeping devices up to date really does matter here.

It’s also a reminder to think carefully about what ends up stored on a phone, especially anything sensitive or business-critical.

It’s easy to assume that because a device is in your pocket, it’s also under your control.

Most of the time that’s true. But as this shows, control can shift quickly under the right cond

06/01/2026

Are the passwords protecting your business as strong as you think they are?

There’s a growing shortcut that looks clever on the surface, and feels efficient, but could weaken your security without you realizing.

If you’re using AI in your business, this is something you need to understand…

If your business website runs on WordPress, here’s a quick check for you 🔎There’s a popular plugin called Quiz and Surve...
05/31/2026

If your business website runs on WordPress, here’s a quick check for you 🔎

There’s a popular plugin called Quiz and Survey Master (QSM).

It’s used by more than 40,000 websites to create quizzes, surveys and forms without needing any coding.

Unfortunately, versions 10.3.1 and older were recently found to have a serious security flaw.

The issue is what’s known as an SQL injection vulnerability.

SQL is the language used to talk to a website’s database, the part that stores things like user accounts, submissions, and other important data.

An SQL injection flaw means someone can sneak malicious commands into that database.

In this case, any logged-in user, even someone with a basic subscriber account, could potentially inject commands into the system.

That could allow actions like:

🚫 Accessing sensitive data�
🚫 Extracting information from the database�
🚫 Manipulating content

The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-67987, and it was fixed in version 10.3.2.

The latest version available is 10.3.5, which is the safest bet.

Based on WordPress.org data, just over half of websites using QSM are on version 10.3. That means a large number are likely still vulnerable.

That’s potentially tens of thousands of sites.

Right now, there’s no confirmed evidence of this flaw being actively exploited. But once a vulnerability is public, attackers often start scanning the internet looking for unpatched sites.

👉 If your site uses this plugin, the solution is straightforward: Update it immediately 👈

More broadly, this is a reminder of something I say often to business owners: WordPress itself isn’t usually the weak link. It’s the plugins.

Every plugin you install adds functionality but also adds potential risk.

If you’re not actively using a plugin or theme, it shouldn’t just be deactivated. It should be deleted from the server completely.

Websites aren’t a set and forget asset. They’re part of your digital infrastructure.

If they’re vulnerable, they can become an entry point into your wider systems. Especially if admin accounts reuse passwords across services.

❓ When was the last time someone checked which plugins your website is running and whether th

If you’ve ever tried to get an AI tool to understand a whole project instead of just one document, you’ll appreciate thi...
05/30/2026

If you’ve ever tried to get an AI tool to understand a whole project instead of just one document, you’ll appreciate this…

Microsoft has introduced something called Copilot Agents in OneDrive.

And this is where AI starts to feel a bit more useful for real-world business work 🤖

Here’s the problem it’s trying to solve.

Normally, if you ask Copilot to summarize or analyze something, you’re doing it one file at a time. One Word document. One spreadsheet. One PowerPoint.

But projects don’t live in one file.

They live across proposals, meeting notes, budgets, timelines, research documents, and email summaries.

With OneDrive Agents, you can now select up to 20 related files and bundle them together into what’s saved as a .agent file.

Instead of asking: “Summarize this file…”

You can ask: “What deadlines are coming up across this whole project?”

“Where are the risks?”�

“What did we agree in the last three meetings?”

And it has the context of all the selected files, not just one.

The agent behaves like other AI tools. It can summarize, answer questions, surface key points. But it’s operating with a broader understanding.

Even better, these agents are saved as files inside OneDrive.

That means you can share the .agent file with colleagues. They don’t need to recreate the setup themselves. You’re all working from the same AI “view” of the project.

As projects evolve, you can add or remove documents from the agent or refine the instructions it uses.

It stays aligned with the latest information instead of becoming outdated.

Right now, this feature is available to people with a Microsoft 365 Copilot license accessing OneDrive via the web.

It’s clearly still evolving. Microsoft is asking for feedback, which suggests it’s watching closely to see how businesses use it.

From a business owner’s perspective, the real value is reducing the time spent hunting across folders, trying to piece together context.

If AI can help you understand a whole project in one place instead of ten separate files, that’s meaningful productivity.

🤔 The question is, would you trust an AI agent to interpret multiple important documents at once, or would you still prefer to read

05/29/2026

Still relying on Windows 10 with Extended Security Updates?

Your safety net has an end date and it’s approaching fast.

When it disappears, so does your protection.

If Windows 10 is still part of your business setup, now’s the time to start thinking ahead…

There’s an old idea in IT that still pops up from time to time.That if you bring in external expertise, it somehow weake...
05/29/2026

There’s an old idea in IT that still pops up from time to time.

That if you bring in external expertise, it somehow weakens your team.

That it sends the message you couldn’t cope, or that leadership will start questioning why they’re paying for internal capability at all.

I don’t see that play out in reality.

Most internal IT teams I work with are highly capable.

They understand their environment, their users, their risks, and their priorities better than anyone else ever could.

What they don’t have is infinite capacity.

And expecting them to develop deep expertise in every domain on top of running day-to-day operations simply isn’t realistic anymore.

The technology landscape doesn’t stand still long enough for that.

Security evolves constantly.

Cloud platforms shift underneath you. Tooling multiplies. Best practice changes. And all of this is happening while users still expect instant responses, and the business still expects IT to just work.

Trying to carry all of that internally doesn’t future-proof a team.

It exhausts it.

Bringing in external expertise, when it’s done properly, doesn’t remove responsibility or dilute authority.

It protects the internal team’s role.

Specialist work gets done by people who do it every day, not squeezed into spare hours.

Projects move forward without dragging everyone into unfamiliar territory.

Knowledge gets shared in context, rather than learned in isolation at 9pm after a long day.

It also changes the tone of IT leadership.

Instead of firefighting and scrambling to cover gaps, the focus shifts back to standards, direction, and long-term health.

Internal teams get to do the work they’re best at: Understanding the business, setting priorities, and making good decisions.

All without being stretched thin trying to be experts in everything at once.

The teams that stay effective over time aren’t the ones that try to do it all alone.

They’re the ones that know when to reinforce, when to bring in depth, and when to protect their people from unsustainable load.

That’s what futureproofing looks like: Support that strengthens the team rather than replacing it.

If this resonates, let’s talk about h

Quick question for Northeast Ohio business owners: are any of your computers still running Windows 10?If so, here's some...
05/27/2026

Quick question for Northeast Ohio business owners: are any of your computers still running Windows 10?

If so, here's something worth knowing. Windows 10 security updates stop completely in October 2026. After that date, any new vulnerabilities found in Windows 10 never get patched. They stay open permanently.

And here's the part that catches people off guard: some older PCs can't even run Windows 11. They don't meet the hardware requirements. So before you can upgrade, you need to know which machines qualify and which ones need replacing.

The businesses that handle this smoothly are the ones starting that conversation now, not in September when time runs out.

We put together a plain-English breakdown of what the deadline actually means and what steps to take before it hits. Read it here: https://cybershifttech.com/windows-10-end-of-support-upgrade-northeast-ohio/

05/27/2026

Too many pop-ups breaking your concentration? Windows 11 Focus hides notifications so you can get more work done…

05/27/2026

Security shouldn’t feel like a constant background stress.

If you spend more time sorting signal from noise than improving posture, something’s off.

Too many alerts drain focus.

There’s a way to ease the pressure without switching things off or losing control…

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