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PayPal Subscriptions Exploited To Send Convincing Scam Emails
There’s a new problem hitting email inboxes that you need to know about to protect your business accounts. The PayPal subscription scam is one of the more convincing phishing tactics circulating right now. Unlike sloppy scam emails riddled with typos, this one feels real. Scammers are cleverly twisting PayPal’s own Subscriptions feature to fire off […]
IT Leaders Still Chasing Cybersecurity–Productivity Balance
Getting the cybersecurity–productivity balance right is tougher than most people think. JumpCloud and Google Workspace recently found something surprising: Just 6% of IT leaders think their office software setup actually works as it should. That leaves a whopping 94% facing challenges from spiraling costs and security concerns to growing complexity. This isn’t just an IT […]
Human Coders Still Beat AI on Code Quality
AI tools in software development promise faster builds, lower costs, and instant results. But when it comes to code quality, speed isn’t everything. New data from CodeRabbit suggests that AI-generated code can create more problems than it solves. This raises important questions about risk, reliability, and long-term value. The Surprising Numbers Behind AI’s Shortfalls CodeRabbit […]
AI Fatigue Sets In as Bosses Rehire Specialists
If you’ve been riding the AI wave these past couple of years, you might be noticing a new undercurrent. AI fatigue is starting to set in, and it’s hitting leadership hard. While artificial intelligence tools are everywhere, a growing number of bosses are realizing that automation alone isn’t the silver bullet for solving their biggest […]
Inside RomCom’s Rise as a Cyberweapon
When most people hear the word “cyberweapon,” they think of shadowy government agencies cooking up tools in hidden labs. In practice, it rarely works that cleanly. Plenty of the tools causing the most damage today didn’t come from government labs at all. They were built and refined in criminal circles. RomCom RAT is a good […]
Defending Retailers During the Year’s Most Vulnerable Season
The holiday rush is exciting for business owners: sales skyrocket, customers flood in, and that end-of-year boost can make or break your annual numbers. But with the positive comes the negative, and unfortunately, the holidays are also a vulnerable season for cybersecurity. When online traffic surges, attackers know exactly when to strike. Multiple industry reports […]
Study Shows Older Users Aren’t Sold on AI
Artificial intelligence is moving fast, and depending on who you ask, it’s either exciting or already exhausting. A recent study from Cisco and the OECD talks about a key hurdle: older users’ AI adoption remains surprisingly low. This isn’t just a minor blip. It’s a generational gap that’s shaping how quickly AI spreads in everyday […]
Data Centers Are Overwhelming Power Grids Worldwide
The digital economy runs on electricity. Every cloud app, AI model, and streaming service depends on massive infrastructure humming behind the scenes. Today, that infrastructure is growing so fast it’s starting to collide with a very real limit: available power. The explosion in data center energy consumption is pushing electricity networks worldwide to their limits, […]
Memory Crunch Drives Server and PC Prices Up
The tech hardware market is under pressure, and business owners are starting to feel it in their budgets. The memory crunch driving server and PC prices up isn’t just a blip. It’s a full-on shift in the tech supply chain that’s unlikely to change anytime soon. Understanding how High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM), Dynamic Random Access Memory […]
Tech-Fluent Leaders Gain an Early Edge in AI
Artificial intelligence is no longer a future-facing experiment tucked away in IT departments. It’s a boardroom priority. Business owners across industries are realizing that the organizations pulling ahead have leadership with the technological understanding to ask the right questions and move decisively. In this environment, tech-fluent leaders’ AI strategies are becoming a defining factor between […]
A Visionary Approach to Your Security
The purpose of an IT partner isn’t just to fix something when it is broken, it is to keep your people working and your data secure. Astral moves beyond traditional managed services by addressing all the key areas of cybersecurity in today’s complex landscape.
