Digital Decorum: A TechGents Blog
Microsoft Is Retiring SMS Login Codes: What Happens Next
In eleven days, Microsoft starts auto-enabling passkeys for anyone in your Microsoft 365 tenant still getting a login code by text. Five months after that, the codes stop entirely and the prompt becomes blocking. Here is what changes, how to find out who is affected, and what a small team should do with the runway that is left.
Deepfake Voice Scams Are a Wire Transfer Risk in Springfield
A phone call that sounds exactly like your boss asking for an urgent wire transfer. It's not paranoia, it's a documented national fraud pattern, and small businesses in Springfield are exactly the kind of target these scams are built for. Here's what the scam looks like, and the one verification habit that shuts it down.
Windows 10 Security Updates Extended Again Through 2027
Microsoft just gave Windows 10 users an extra year of free security updates, and almost no one noticed. Here's what actually changed, who it applies to, and why small businesses still need a Windows 11 plan regardless.
The Microsoft 365 Phishing Scam That Skips the Fake Page
A phishing campaign making the rounds right now doesn't bother faking your Microsoft login page. It hijacks your account through Microsoft's own legitimate sign-in flow, and the usual advice about checking the URL won't save you. Here's what's actually happening, and what stops it.
What the BIPA Ruling Means for Springfield Businesses
For two years, Illinois businesses using biometric time clocks or door access didn't know whether a 2024 damages cap applied to them. A federal appeals court just settled that question. Here's what changed, and what it means for a Sangamon County business using this kind of technology.
FISA Section 702 Is Expiring: What It Means for Your Business
A federal surveillance law is expiring this month, and the debate around it touches something most small business owners haven't thought about: whether your business communications have already been swept into a government database without a warrant, and what you can realistically do about it.
Why I Ditched My DIY Password System for NordPass
I spent years convinced that a password-protected spreadsheet on a USB drive was a smart, self-reliant system. It wasn't. It was inconvenient, it was less secure than I told myself, and it took a few minor panics to make me admit it. Here's what I switched to and why.