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Not long ago, cyber insurance felt simple. You bought a policy, answered a few questions, and assumed you were covered if something went wrong. That model no longer exists.

","url":"https://blsit.net/news-%26-insights/f/cyber-insurance-is-getting-stricter-here%E2%80%99s-why-that-matters","title":"Cyber Insurance Is Getting Stricter. Here’s Why That Matters.","summary":"Not long ago, cyber insurance felt simple. You bought a policy, answered a few questions, and assumed you were covered if something went wrong. That model no longer exists.","date_modified":"2026-04-27T16:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://blsit.net/news-%26-insights/f/when-spec%E2%80%99ing-switches-design-for-23-not-the-maximum","html_content":"

One of the most common mistakes in network design is treating switch specifications as targets instead of limits. On paper, it's easy to make everything fit. The switch has enough ports. The PoE budget adds up. The sprea...

","url":"https://blsit.net/news-%26-insights/f/when-spec%E2%80%99ing-switches-design-for-23-not-the-maximum","title":"When Spec’ing Switches, Design for 2/3. Not the Maximum.","summary":"One of the most common mistakes in network design is treating switch specifications as targets instead of limits. On paper, it's easy to make everything fit. The switch has enough ports. The PoE budget adds up. The sprea...","date_modified":"2026-04-22T16:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://blsit.net/news-%26-insights/f/if-multi-factor-authentication-mfa-isn%E2%80%99t-a-priority","html_content":"

Over the last few months, conversations with customers, prospects, and peers about security incidents, close calls, and \"how did this even happen?\" moments have all pointed to the same conclusion: if Multi-Factor Authent...

","url":"https://blsit.net/news-%26-insights/f/if-multi-factor-authentication-mfa-isn%E2%80%99t-a-priority","title":"If Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) isn’t a priority...","summary":"Over the last few months, conversations with customers, prospects, and peers about security incidents, close calls, and \"how did this even happen?\" moments have all pointed to the same conclusion: if Multi-Factor Authent...","date_modified":"2026-04-08T16:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://blsit.net/news-%26-insights/f/att-turns-150-we-lost-something-along-the-way","html_content":"

This year marks roughly 150 years since the first telephone call and the birth of the Bell System. It's an incredible milestone for one of the technologies that changed the world. But it's also a moment that highlights s...

","url":"https://blsit.net/news-%26-insights/f/att-turns-150-we-lost-something-along-the-way","title":"AT&T Turns 150. We Lost Something Along the Way.","summary":"This year marks roughly 150 years since the first telephone call and the birth of the Bell System. It's an incredible milestone for one of the technologies that changed the world. But it's also a moment that highlights s...","date_modified":"2026-03-11T16:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://blsit.net/news-%26-insights/f/sometimes-security-is-just-letting-people-know-you%E2%80%99re-watching","html_content":"

Years ago we had a strange problem at the newspaper. A few computers had disappeared from an area where equipment was staged before deployment. Nothing dramatic. Just the occasional machine quietly walking away.

","url":"https://blsit.net/news-%26-insights/f/sometimes-security-is-just-letting-people-know-you%E2%80%99re-watching","title":"Sometimes Security Is Just Letting People Know You’re Watching.","summary":"Years ago we had a strange problem at the newspaper. A few computers had disappeared from an area where equipment was staged before deployment. Nothing dramatic. Just the occasional machine quietly walking away.","date_modified":"2026-03-04T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://blsit.net/news-%26-insights/f/why-every-business-thinks-they%E2%80%99re-%E2%80%9Ctoo-small%E2%80%9D-to-be-targeted","html_content":"

I hear this constantly. \"We're too small for anyone to care.\" \"Hackers go after big companies.\" \"We don't have anything worth stealing.\" That mindset is exactly why small and mid-sized businesses get hit.

","url":"https://blsit.net/news-%26-insights/f/why-every-business-thinks-they%E2%80%99re-%E2%80%9Ctoo-small%E2%80%9D-to-be-targeted","title":"Why Every Business Thinks They’re “Too Small” to Be Targeted","summary":"I hear this constantly. \"We're too small for anyone to care.\" \"Hackers go after big companies.\" \"We don't have anything worth stealing.\" That mindset is exactly why small and mid-sized businesses get hit.","date_modified":"2026-02-27T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://blsit.net/news-%26-insights/f/zero-trust-is-mostly-vpn-thinking-just-done-better","html_content":"

Let's say something mildly unpopular. A lot of what's marketed today as \"Zero Trust\" looks suspiciously like VPN architecture with better identity and tighter controls.

","url":"https://blsit.net/news-%26-insights/f/zero-trust-is-mostly-vpn-thinking-just-done-better","title":"Zero Trust Is Mostly VPN Thinking. Just Done Better.","summary":"Let's say something mildly unpopular. A lot of what's marketed today as \"Zero Trust\" looks suspiciously like VPN architecture with better identity and tighter controls.","date_modified":"2026-02-25T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://blsit.net/news-%26-insights/f/bigger-isn%E2%80%99t-always-better-in-the-msp-world","html_content":"

There's a common assumption in business that bigger automatically means better. More employees, more offices, more brand recognition. In some industries, scale is a clear advantage. In managed IT, it can introduce distan...

","url":"https://blsit.net/news-%26-insights/f/bigger-isn%E2%80%99t-always-better-in-the-msp-world","title":"Bigger Isn’t Always Better in the MSP World.","summary":"There's a common assumption in business that bigger automatically means better. More employees, more offices, more brand recognition. In some industries, scale is a clear advantage. In managed IT, it can introduce distan...","date_modified":"2026-02-24T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://blsit.net/news-%26-insights/f/microsoft-365-is-not-a-backup","html_content":"

Microsoft 365 Is Not a Backup

","url":"https://blsit.net/news-%26-insights/f/microsoft-365-is-not-a-backup","title":"Microsoft 365 Is Not a Backup","summary":"Microsoft 365 Is Not a Backup","date_modified":"2026-02-20T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://blsit.net/news-%26-insights/f/the-real-job-of-an-msp-isn%E2%80%99t-fixing-things","html_content":"

A lot of people think the job of an MSP is to fix things when they break. Server down? Fix it. User locked out? Fix it. Printer offline? Fix it. That's support. Support is reactive, it's necessary, but it's not the real ...

","url":"https://blsit.net/news-%26-insights/f/the-real-job-of-an-msp-isn%E2%80%99t-fixing-things","title":"The Real Job of an MSP Isn’t Fixing Things","summary":"A lot of people think the job of an MSP is to fix things when they break. Server down? Fix it. User locked out? Fix it. Printer offline? Fix it. That's support. Support is reactive, it's necessary, but it's not the real ...","date_modified":"2026-02-13T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://blsit.net/news-%26-insights/f/the-hidden-cost-of-cheap-it-decisions","html_content":"

Cheap IT rarely feels expensive at first. That's the problem.

","url":"https://blsit.net/news-%26-insights/f/the-hidden-cost-of-cheap-it-decisions","title":"The Hidden Cost of Cheap IT Decisions.","summary":"Cheap IT rarely feels expensive at first. That's the problem.","date_modified":"2026-02-12T17:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://blsit.net/news-%26-insights/f/when-msps-don%E2%80%99t-take-hipaa-seriously-everyone-is-at-risk","html_content":"

HIPAA is not new.

","url":"https://blsit.net/news-%26-insights/f/when-msps-don%E2%80%99t-take-hipaa-seriously-everyone-is-at-risk","title":"When MSPs Don’t Take HIPAA Seriously, Everyone Is at Risk","summary":"HIPAA is not new.","date_modified":"2026-01-28T17:00:00Z"}]}