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    Shadow AI at Work and at Home

    05/08/2026

    2 min read

    Shadow AI is shadow IT in a new coat: free chatbots, mystery extensions, and helpful sites nobody approved — still seeing what you paste.

    Read article → Shadow AI at Work and at Home

  • Computer screen showing bulk automation in progress

    When Automation Keeps Going

    03/08/2026

    2 min read

    Automation is obedient, not wise. Watch the first batch — and know how you would stop a run.

    Read article → When Automation Keeps Going

  • Concern about who controls an AI assistant login

    If Someone Else Is Steering Your AI

    01/08/2026

    2 min read

    An AI takeover rarely looks like a film. More often it is a shared login, a stolen password, or a tablet still signed in — and then your old prompts are someone else’s reading list.

    Read article → If Someone Else Is Steering Your AI

  • When the bot can act — kill-switch

    When the Bot Can Act Without You — and How You Stop It

    30/07/2026

    4 min read

    AI actors are great at boring work — until something goes wrong. Spot trouble early, cut access fast, and protect email, banking, and money.

    Read article → When the Bot Can Act Without You — and How You Stop It

  • AI advisor or AI actor — blast radius

    AI Advisor or AI Actor: Why Blast Radius Matters

    29/07/2026

    4 min read

    AI as agony aunt keeps the blast radius small. AI as actor can run boring work — or touch email, money, and everything you connected. Choose the mode on purpose, then know how you’d stop it.

    Read article → AI Advisor or AI Actor: Why Blast Radius Matters

  • Cybersecurity awareness training practical guide

    Cybersecurity Awareness Training: A Practical Guide for Employees

    28/07/2026

    3 min read

    How to run short, effective cybersecurity awareness for small teams — session outline, cadence, and what works (and fails) in phishing simulations.

    Read article → Cybersecurity Awareness Training: A Practical Guide for Employees

  • AI security policy template for small businesses

    AI Security Policy Template for Small Businesses

    28/07/2026

    3 min read

    A practical AI security policy template small businesses can adapt — approved tools, data you must not paste, human checks, and a one-week adoption list.

    Read article → AI Security Policy Template for Small Businesses

  • Small business cybersecurity checklist 2026

    Small Business Cybersecurity Checklist 2026

    28/07/2026

    4 min read

    A practical 2026 checklist for micro and small businesses — access, updates, invoices, backups, people, and a 90-day starter plan.

    Read article → Small Business Cybersecurity Checklist 2026

  • Person reviewing a document carefully beside a blurred AI chat window

    Before You Paste It Into the Bot: AI Risks Worth Slowing Down For

    28/07/2026

    3 min read

    Slow down before you paste and before you use the answer — secrets, wrong certainty, and documents that try to steer the bot.

    Read article → Before You Paste It Into the Bot: AI Risks Worth Slowing Down For

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