Welcome to the Arsenal Dev Blog — your resource for clear, business-focused insights on IT, cybersecurity, and operational tech built for the Mountain West. Here, we break down complex topics into practical strategies that protect your company, strengthen your infrastructure, and keep you one step ahead of today’s threats. If you want to grow a resilient, secure, high-performance business, you’re in the right place.
If you want stronger protection without frustrating your team, this explains how modern account security works quietly in the background.
Most attacks don’t announce themselves — this shows what proper monitoring sees early and why catching it fast changes everything.
If your business relies on email for vendors, payroll, or clients, this explains why protecting email is now one of the most important security decisions you’ll make.
Before another fake invoice or payment request hits your inbox, this outlines the simple controls that stop real money from leaving your business.
If someone on your team clicked a bad link tomorrow, this explains exactly what determines whether it becomes a small inconvenience or a major business interruption.
The IT Problems Businesses Ignore Until They Become Emergencies Most IT problems don’t feel urgent when they begin. A computer is a little slow. Updates
They Didn’t Hack the Computer They Stole the Email Account Most businesses think the computer is the main thing attackers want. Often, it’s the email
The Type of Cyber Attack That Doesn’t Trigger Alarms When most people imagine a cyber attack, they picture red warning screens or locked files. But
The First 15 Minutes After a Cyber Attack Decide Everything When something goes wrong in IT, the first reaction is usually panic. Screens go blank.
The #1 Reason Small Businesses Get Hit First Many business owners think hackers only go after huge companies. The truth is almost the opposite. Small
The Mistake Employees Make With Security Prompts You’ve seen it before: A message pops up asking, “Approve sign-in?” People click yes automatically because they want
Most Businesses Haven’t Updated This One Device in Years It’s not a server. It’s not a laptop. It’s the router. The box that connects your
How a Simple Email Change Sent Payment to a Criminal This scam works because it looks boring. A vendor emails saying their bank details changed.
The Day a Business Found Out Their Backups Were Empty Imagine you walk into your office on a normal Monday morning. The lights come on.
What Happens After Someone Clicks the Wrong Link at Work Most cyber attacks don’t start with hackers breaking through firewalls. They start with a normal
The Backup Setup That Fails During Ransomware (And How Clinics Fix It Without Buying a New Server) Monday. 8:03 a.m. Phones are ringing. The waiting
Have you ever opened a document, report, or presentation and realized that a key piece of information was trapped inside an image you couldn’t interpret? Maybe it was a dense chart, a confusing graphic, or a photo missing context. For many people—especially those who rely heavily on accessibility tools—these moments create real barriers to productivity.
If you’ve ever ended a long workday with your laptop still holding a strong charge, you know how amazing that feels. But for most people, long-lasting battery life is rare—especially when you’re traveling, bouncing between meetings, or working remotely. That’s why Microsoft is testing a promising new Windows 11 feature that can help users understand how to extend the life of laptop battery without changing their daily habits.
If your inbox feels like a constant battle, you’re not alone. Most business owners and employees spend far too much time trying to figure out how to organize emails in Outlook—sorting through customer messages, supplier updates, internal notifications, and the occasional junk email. When something urgent gets lost in the clutter, it can slow down decisions, create confusion, or lead to missed opportunities.
Here’s a question business owners rarely stop to ask: Do you actually know who can access your sensitive company data right now—and whether they even need that access?
Most leaders assume permissions get set up correctly when an employee is onboarded, and that everything stays clean and organized over time. But recent studies tell a very different story.
Across many businesses, far too many employees have access to far too much information.
And that’s not just a small oversight—it’s a major security risk.
When was the last time you actually thought about how you log in to your accounts—or how secure those logins really are? Most people don’t. For years, we’ve lived in a password world. And honestly… passwords have always been the weak spot. They get reused, forgotten, guessed, stolen, phished—you name it.
When you bring someone new onto your team, your focus is usually on onboarding, equipment, access, and helping them settle in. But there’s something most businesses overlook — new employee security risks, and they’re far more dangerous than most realize.
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