We have some good news to share: as of Wednesday, September 30, 2026, LBT Technology Group, LLC is officially SPECTRA Certified.
If you've never heard of SPECTRA, you're not alone. Most business owners don't spend their days thinking about IT certifications, and they shouldn't have to. That's our job. But this one is worth a few minutes of your time, because it affects how well your business is protected, and it may even lower what you pay for cyber insurance.
In this post, we'll explain what SPECTRA Certification is, what we had to prove to earn it, and what it means for you, whether you're already a client or you're looking for an IT partner.
A live, actively targetable flaw in on-premises Microsoft Exchange is sitting unpatched on roughly 22,000 servers worldwide and for many small and mid-size businesses, the safety net (extended security support) runs out next month, turning a patching task into a hard deadline.
Security researchers have identified a phishing campaign that uses Microsoft Teams messages impersonating IT support staff to distribute a newly discovered malware known as SynkLoader. Read this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory to understand the risks associated with SynkLoader, identify potential exposure, and learn the recommended steps to protect your users and systems.
An authentication bypass zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-20182 with a maximum CVSS score of 10.0, has been identified in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Controller and Manager. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to gain the highest level of administrative access to affected systems without valid credentials and is currently under active exploitation by UAT-8616, a persistent and sophisticated threat group previously linked to multiple zero-day campaigns targeting Cisco network edge technologies. Continue reading this Cybersecurity Threat Advisory to learn how to minimize your risk and protect your environment.
SonicWall has reported active exploitation of two SMA1000 zero-day vulnerabilities. Organizations should immediately install available hotfixes, as there are no workarounds.
If you've been preparing your company for a CMMC Level 2 certification assessment, you may have heard some confusing news: the federal government has put CMMC Phase II on hold.
That part is true.
What isn't true is that CMMC has disappeared.
On July 13, 2026, the Department announced the immediate suspension of CMMC Phase II, which had been scheduled to begin November 10, 2026. At the same time, officials launched a 60-day review of the program. Phase I self-assessment requirements remain in place.
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