PathWise IT

11/05/2026

The fake delivery texts are back, and they showed up early this year.

"Your package is on hold." "We need to confirm your address." "Pay a small redelivery fee." They started picking up in October and they'll keep coming through the holidays.

The easy rule is to skip the link in the message. Open the carrier's app or type the store's website yourself and check the order there. No real carrier needs your card number to hand over a box.

If you run a business in Eugene or Springfield, pass this along to whoever signs for deliveries. They're the ones getting these all day.

More on the seasonal spike: https://knsiradio.com/2026/10/19/package-and-delivery-scams-spike-as-early-holiday-sales-begin/

11/04/2026

HIPAA is not just a hospital problem. If you run a two-chair dental office or a small clinic, the same rules apply, and the fines do not scale down to match your size.

The fundamentals are manageable once you know what actually applies to a practice your size. Here is the plain-English version.

Full breakdown on the blog.

HIPAA is not just a hospital problem. If you run a two-chair dental office or a small clinic, the same rules apply to you, and the fines do not scale down to match your size.

10/31/2026

Happy Halloween, Eugene and Springfield.

Somewhere tonight a kid is dressed as a router and nobody gets it. We get it. We're proud of you.

Watch for the little ones crossing in the dark, go easy on the candy bowl, and enjoy the extra hour of sleep when the clocks fall back tonight.

🎃

10/29/2026

A heads up for anyone in Eugene and Springfield running their business on Microsoft 365.

The FBI has been warning about emails that ask you to type a short code into a real Microsoft page, usually to "open a shared document." The page is legit. The code belongs to the scammer, and entering it hands them your email and files without ever needing your password.

If you didn't just start a sign-in yourself, don't enter a code someone sent you. That one habit kills the whole scam.

If you're not sure your account blocks this, send us a message and we'll take a look.

The FBI's alert: https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2026/PSA260521

News coverage: https://www.fox9.com/news/fbi-alert-outlook-onedrive

10/21/2026

The old advice was to watch for bad grammar and clumsy spelling. That advice is now actively dangerous, because AI writing tools erased the bad grammar.

You can no longer spot a phishing email by how it is written. You have to look at what it is asking you to do. Here is the new rule.

Full breakdown on the blog.

The old advice was to watch for bad grammar and clumsy spelling. That advice is now actively dangerous, because the bad grammar is gone.

10/07/2026

Somewhere in your business there is a spreadsheet full of passwords. Whatever form it takes, it is the thing standing between an attacker and everything you own.

A password manager is not an upgrade to that system. It is a replacement for a system that was never safe. Here is the case, objections included.

Full breakdown on the blog.

Somewhere in your business there is a spreadsheet full of passwords. Whatever it is, it is the thing standing between an attacker and everything you own.

09/23/2026

Everybody has backups until the day they need them. That is the day a lot of businesses discover the backups have been silently failing for months.

A backup you have never restored from is not a backup. It is a hope. Here is what a real restore test actually checks.

Full breakdown on the blog.

Everybody has backups until the day they need them. That is the day a lot of businesses discover the backups have been silently failing for months.

09/15/2026

🧑‍💻🎉 Happy National IT Professionals Day

Today we recognize the people who keep businesses running,
problems prevented,
and systems secure — often without much fanfare.

Your work matters more than most people realize.
Thank you for what you do. 🙌

09/09/2026

The employee's last day was Friday. On Monday, their email still works, their laptop is in a drawer, and nobody has touched their access to the file server.

A departing employee is a security event, whether they left on good terms or bad ones. Here is what usually gets missed.

Full breakdown on the blog.

The employee’s last day was Friday. On Monday, their email still works, their laptop is sitting in a drawer, and nobody has touched their access to the file server.

08/26/2026

You hired someone to run your IT. They are good. They are also one person, and they cannot be in two places at once.

Co-managed IT means your internal person keeps their job and gets a team behind them, instead of getting replaced by one. Here is who it actually fits.

Full breakdown on the blog.

You hired someone to run your IT. They are good. They are also one person, and they cannot be in two places at once.