Microsoft is retiring Exchange Web Services in October 2026 — a backend change that will silently break backup tools, archiving solutions, and integrations still relying on EWS. Find out if your Microsoft 365 backup is at risk and what to do before the deadline.
VPN and MFA are good controls — but attackers have adapted their techniques to work around both. Si Futures explains adversary-in-the-middle attacks, MFA fatigue, and why managed threat detection is the next essential layer for any serious security posture.
The UK’s Cyber Security and Resilience Bill is raising the bar on what businesses and their IT providers must prove. Si Futures explains what the legislation means for UK SMEs, why managed service providers are now directly in scope, and why Cyber Essentials certification is the practical starting point.
Most organisations assume their people know how to handle a phishing email. A structured Human Firewall trial reveals what they actually know — and gives management a concrete, measurable baseline to act on.
App-dependent food distributor faced total revenue risk during platform migration
• Business impact: unmodifiable sync executable, no source code, 18 months standby restarts, zero-downtime requirement
→ Private cloud migration complete in 2 hours: zero orders lost, sync runs independently, full dev access restored
Intermittent network failures during active construction created diagnostic complexity.
• Business impact: extended connectivity outages, manual data processing, operational efficiency loss
→ Systematic hypothesis elimination identified forgotten VoIP phone as broadcast storm source, restoring network stability within ten hours.
When carrier documentation says one thing but your monitoring data says another, who do you trust? This investigation into six months of unexplained packet loss reveals why every carrier handover needs systematic verification—and how three documentation errors in a single handover can misdirect your entire monitoring strategy.
Sporadic Salesforce authentication failures
• Business impact: API timeouts, user lockouts, executive confidence loss
→ 48-hour resolution through international network investigation with carrier-level evidence
600 endpoints requiring VPN compliance verification across CrowdStrike, Cisco ISE and Fortinet security fabric • Business impact: circular dependencies risked stranding distributed workforce → Architectural analysis resolved integration, 455 endpoints secured with compliance-controlled access
