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What this article covers Nearly every business application you log into is built on an API — a structured channel the interface uses to read and write data. That API is usually the difference between a task you click through fifty times and a task that runs itself. Your browser already ships with everything you…

If you use Microsoft Edge on more than one computer, enabling Edge Sync can save time and improve productivity. When synchronization is enabled, your favorites (often called bookmarks), saved passwords, browser settings, extensions, and open tabs automatically follow you from one device to another. For business users, we strongly recommend syncing with your Microsoft 365…

Executive Summary What it is: Employees often have ChatGPT or Claude accounts that exist entirely outside your organization’s visibility — commonly called “shadow AI.” Not all of these accounts carry the same risk, and not all of them can be addressed the same way. The distinction that matters: An account tied to a personal email…

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…

If you use Google Chrome on more than one computer, enabling Chrome Sync can save time and improve productivity. When synchronization is enabled, your bookmarks, saved passwords, browser settings, extensions, and open tabs automatically follow you from one device to another. For business users, we strongly recommend using a Google account associated with your company…

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…

GreenLoop provides automated Dark Web Monitoring and alerting for our managed services customers as part of all of our Managed Security Plans. GreenLoop monitors for new dark web detections for all of your company’s Microsoft 365 addresses, and alerts your company security contacts if anything new is found, including detailed instructions for what to do…

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…

Cybersecurity threats are becoming increasingly sophisticated, and organizations must stay ahead of attackers by strengthening how users prove their identity. This article explains why GreenLoop is taking steps to phase out lower-security authentication methods while at the same time guiding clients toward stronger, phishing-resistant options. It is written for business and technology decision makers who…

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…