GreenLoop IT Solutions : Article

Executive Summary What it is: ChatGPT and Claude are already in use at most organizations, whether or not IT ever approved them. A security assessment identifies exactly how they’re being used today, and what needs to happen before a company-wide rollout. The risk: Employees pasting client data, financial records, source code, or internal strategy into…

Executive Summary What it is: Application consent is the permission an employee grants when they click “Accept” to let a third-party app access Microsoft 365 data — email, files, calendar, or in some cases, company-wide directory data. The risk: Left unrestricted, this becomes a way for attackers to gain lasting access to company data without…

Why Passwords Still Matter—and Why Traditional Rules Aren’t Enough Passwords remain the first line of defense against cyber threats, but attackers have become experts at exploiting weak or predictable choices. Attackers increasingly collect huge numbers of known passwords, including “informed guesses” based on password breaches or even leaked personally-identifiable information. Password spray and password stuffing…

What is Co-Managed IT? Co-Managed IT is a model where GreenLoop provides Managed IT Services, but the SMB (Client) also has their own internal IT department, solo IT staff member, or perhaps just an internal resource who is not an IT professional but is tasked with certain IT-related tasks. What do we mean by “least…

What is Password Re-Use? When you create a new login, do you typically use the same password, or a variation on another password you use? If so, your online identity is at risk! It’s understandable–it’s common for users to have 100+ online identities, each with it’s own username and password. It’s not surprising that users…