Microsoft’s New Windows Backup Feature Addresses One of the Most Disruptive Moments in Device Management

July 17, 2026 Backup, IT Support, Latest News b.q 0

Device transitions represent one of the most reliably disruptive events in an employee’s working life, and the disruption is disproportionate to what is actually happening. A new device or a fresh OS installation does not change what an employee needs to do. It temporarily removes the configured environment in which they know how to do […]

The Hidden Cost of AI Productivity That Most Businesses Are Not Measuring

July 16, 2026 AI, Latest News b.q 0

The productivity case for AI tools is built on a straightforward premise: if AI can generate a draft, analyze data, or produce a report in seconds, the time saved represents a direct efficiency gain. Research from Zapier introduces a complication that the straightforward version of this premise does not account for. Only 2 percent of […]

Why 73% of Organizations Cannot Move Their AI Agents From Pilot to Production

July 15, 2026 AI, Latest News b.q 0

Camunda’s 2026 State of Agentic Orchestration and Automation report has quantified a gap that many organizations are experiencing, but few have articulated precisely. 73% of organizations report a disconnect between what they intend to do with agentic AI and what they can actually deploy, and only 11% of agentic AI use cases reached full production […]

The Microsoft Copilot Vulnerability That Requires Only One Click to Expose Your Sensitive Data

July 14, 2026 IT Support, Latest News, Security b.q 0

Security researchers at Varonis have documented an attack technique called Reprompt that allows attackers to extract sensitive information from Microsoft Copilot through a single user click, without requiring phishing emails, fake login pages, or malicious downloads that security awareness training teaches employees to avoid. The technique exploits a class of vulnerability called prompt injection, in […]

A Windows Update Is Blocking Cloud PC Access for Some Microsoft 365 Users

July 13, 2026 IT Support, Latest News b.q 0

A Windows Update released around 7:00 p.m. UTC on January 13 has introduced authentication failures for some Microsoft 365 Cloud PC users, blocking access to virtual desktops in certain business configurations. Microsoft has identified OS Build 26100.7623 (KB5074109) as the likely trigger, confirmed that the Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows Update teams are working to […]

A Palo Alto Firewall Bug Lets Attackers Force Systems Offline Without Credentials, and a Patch Is Available

July 10, 2026 IT Support, Latest News, Security b.q 0

Palo Alto Networks has disclosed and patched a denial-of-service vulnerability in PAN-OS affecting the GlobalProtect remote access VPN system. The flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to send malformed requests to the GlobalProtect Portal or Gateway that trigger a firewall crash, forcing the affected device into maintenance mode and cutting off VPN access until the system […]

The AI Job Apocalypse Has a Data Problem

July 1, 2026 IT Support, Latest News b.q 0

Research from Oxford Economics and layoff-tracking firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas presents a picture of AI’s employment impact that is considerably less dramatic than the headlines suggest. Of the layoffs reported in the first eleven months of 2025, AI was attributed as the cause in approximately 4.5% of cases. Market and economic conditions accounted for […]

Google Just Changed How Android Source Code Gets Released, and Some Teams Will Feel It More Than Others

June 30, 2026 IT Support, Latest News, Security b.q 0

Google is ending nearly two decades of quarterly Android Open Source Project releases, moving to a twice-yearly schedule with a major source code drop in Q2 and a smaller one in Q4. Android itself is not slowing down. The operating system will continue receiving four version updates per year, including quarterly platform releases. What is […]

The Fraud Hitting Payroll Accounts Does Not Look Like a Cyberattack Until It Is Too Late

June 29, 2026 IT Support, Latest News, Security b.q 0

Okta’s threat intelligence identifies payroll diversion fraud as one of the fastest-growing cybercrime categories targeting businesses, and the reason it is growing is the same reason it is difficult to catch: it does not look like a cyberattack. No systems are locked, no data is visibly exfiltrated, and no alerts fire. An attacker calls or […]

PayPal Is Applying for a Banking License, and Small Businesses Should Pay Attention

June 23, 2026 Latest News b.q 0

PayPal has filed applications with Utah’s Department of Financial Institutions and the FDIC to establish PayPal Bank as a chartered industrial bank. If approved, the move would allow PayPal to issue loans directly rather than through partner banks, offer FDIC-insured interest-bearing savings accounts, and expand into checking and credit products, all within the same platform […]

Microsoft’s New Windows Backup Feature Addresses One of the Most Disruptive Moments in Device Management

The Hidden Cost of AI Productivity That Most Businesses Are Not Measuring

Why 73% of Organizations Cannot Move Their AI Agents From Pilot to Production

The Microsoft Copilot Vulnerability That Requires Only One Click to Expose Your Sensitive Data

A Windows Update Is Blocking Cloud PC Access for Some Microsoft 365 Users

A Palo Alto Firewall Bug Lets Attackers Force Systems Offline Without Credentials, and a Patch Is Available

The AI Job Apocalypse Has a Data Problem

Google Just Changed How Android Source Code Gets Released, and Some Teams Will Feel It More Than Others

The Fraud Hitting Payroll Accounts Does Not Look Like a Cyberattack Until It Is Too Late

PayPal Is Applying for a Banking License, and Small Businesses Should Pay Attention

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