Real Stories. Real Attacks. Real Protection.
These aren't hypotheticals. These are actual attacks we've stopped for businesses like yours.
Cybersecurity isn't about scaring you into buying expensive tools. It's about practical, layered protection that stops real threats. Here's what that looks like in practice.
How We Stopped a $35,000 Wire Fraud
The Situation
A client was finalizing a book publishing deal. After weeks of Teams meetings and phone calls with what appeared to be a legitimate publisher, they were ready to wire over $35,000 to begin production.
The Red Flag
The publisher's emails passed every standard security check—SPF, DKIM, DMARC, everything looked legitimate. But one of our layered email security tools flagged something subtle: the sender's domain was only a few weeks old. The client called us to investigate.
What We Found
After digging deeper, we uncovered a sophisticated impersonation scheme. The scammers had created a near-perfect replica of a real publishing company—professional website, working phone numbers, even video calls with “staff.” The only giveaway was that tiny domain age detail that most security tools would have missed.
Saved from wire fraud
Eight months later, we identified and stopped a similar scheme targeting a completely different client—this time uncovering an entire fraud network. Layered security works.
Catching What Antivirus Couldn't
The Attack
Two employees at a client's office visited a vendor website they used every day. Unbeknownst to them, the site had been compromised. A fake CAPTCHA appeared, instructing them to “verify” by running some commands. Frustrated and trusting the familiar site, they complied—unknowingly giving attackers remote access to their machines.
What Missed It
This was a zero-day attack so new that no antivirus vendor had seen it yet. Windows Defender missed it. Traditional antivirus missed it. The malware was designed to evade signature-based detection entirely.
What Caught It
Our endpoint detection and response (EDR) system doesn't just look for known threats—it watches for unusual behavior. Within minutes, it flagged suspicious activity on both machines. Our security operations center alerted us immediately, and we isolated the compromised devices before the attackers could move laterally or exfiltrate any data.
Zero data lost, zero damage done
The attackers had command-and-control access. Without that last layer of defense, this could have been a full network compromise. Instead, it was an isolated incident contained in minutes.
Most MSPs don't include EDR with 24/7 SOC monitoring—it's expensive and complex to manage. But when zero-day attacks slip past everything else, it's the only thing standing between your business and a breach. That's why we don't skimp on our security stack.
Ransomware Disguised as a Driver Download
The Attempt
An employee needed to connect a USB-to-HDMI adapter for a presentation. The device needed a driver, so they searched online and found what looked like the right download. They double-clicked to install—exactly what millions of ransomware victims have done before them.
Why It Failed
We run Privileged Identity Management (PIM) on all client machines. No software installs without our review and approval—period. When the employee tried to run the installer, it triggered a request that came directly to us.
What We Found
We investigated the file before approving anything. It wasn't a driver—it was ransomware. Had it executed, it could have encrypted the user's files and potentially spread across the network. Instead, we blocked it, sourced the legitimate driver, and the employee was presenting within minutes.
Every install request reviewed—for every client
We personally review every software installation attempt across all our managed clients. It's more work for us, but it's one of the most effective ways to stop malware before it ever runs.
Ransomware doesn't always come through email or sketchy websites. Sometimes it's hiding in a “driver download” that looks completely legitimate. Privilege management stops it cold.
The common thread: layered security
Each of these stories has something in common: the threat made it past at least one layer of defense. The wire fraud passed email authentication checks. The zero-day evaded antivirus. The ransomware looked like legitimate software.
That's why we don't rely on any single tool. Our security stack includes multiple overlapping layers—email security, endpoint detection, privilege management, 24/7 monitoring, and more. When one layer misses something, another catches it.
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