Imperion Technology Solutions

Imperion Technology Solutions Imperion is a Central Illinois based Managed IT and Cybersecurity Services Company.

If you experience headaches from filling out cybersecurity insurance forms, answering audit questions from business partners, having confidence that you are compliant with regulations, or any other technology problem, we can solve it for you.

MFA is one of the best things you can turn on. But attackers have figured out a way around the simplest version of it.It...
11/09/2026

MFA is one of the best things you can turn on. But attackers have figured out a way around the simplest version of it.

It's called MFA fatigue. Someone who already has your password tries to log in over and over, and your phone keeps buzzing with "Approve sign-in?" At 11 p.m. or during a busy morning, people eventually tap Approve just to make it stop.

Two fixes:

1. Train your team: if you didn't just try to log in, never approve. Deny it and tell IT right away, because it means your password is already out there.
2. Turn on number matching. Instead of a simple Approve button, the user has to type a number shown on the login screen. CISA recommends it as a defense against exactly this attack.

Both Microsoft and Google offer stronger options. If you're not sure which one your business is using, that's a quick thing to check.

If you'd like a second set of eyes, book a Business Strategy & Risk Assessment at imperionllc.com/contact. It's a working conversation, not a sales pitch.

Most small businesses don't have a technology plan. They have a pile of surprises.A laptop dies, so you buy one. A licen...
11/06/2026

Most small businesses don't have a technology plan. They have a pile of surprises.

A laptop dies, so you buy one. A license renews at a higher price, so you pay it. A server hits end of life and becomes an emergency project in March.

A one-page technology roadmap fixes most of that. It answers four questions:

1. What needs to be replaced next year, and when?
2. What will it cost, by quarter, so there are no surprises?
3. What's changing in the business (new hires, a new location, a new service) that technology has to support?
4. Who owns each item?

That's what a vCIO does: keeps the plan current and makes sure technology decisions follow the business, not the other way around.

Want to build yours before January? Book a Business Strategy & Risk Assessment at imperionllc.com/contact. It's a working conversation, not a sales pitch.

When an employee leaves, most offices remember to collect the keys. Fewer remember everything else.I regularly find acco...
11/04/2026

When an employee leaves, most offices remember to collect the keys. Fewer remember everything else.

I regularly find accounts for people who left months, sometimes years, ago. Still active, still able to log in, and nobody watching them.

A same-day offboarding checklist:
1. Disable their email and Microsoft or Google account.
2. Change any shared passwords they knew, including Wi-Fi and the alarm code.
3. Remove them from banking, payroll, and vendor portals.
4. Collect company laptops, phones, and keys.
5. Forward their email to a manager so customer messages don't fall through the cracks.

Write it down once and use it every time. It matters most when someone leaves on bad terms, and that's exactly when nobody wants to think about it.

If you'd like a second set of eyes, book a Business Strategy & Risk Assessment at imperionllc.com/contact. It's a working conversation, not a sales pitch.

Every November we see the same email start making the rounds."Are you at your desk? I need a quick favor."It looks like ...
11/02/2026

Every November we see the same email start making the rounds.

"Are you at your desk? I need a quick favor."

It looks like it's from the owner or a manager. It asks an employee to buy gift cards for clients, scratch off the backs and send photos of the codes. It's urgent, and it's supposed to stay quiet.

It's a scam, and the holidays are when it works best because gift cards for clients sound normal this time of year. The FTC is blunt about it: anyone who demands payment in gift cards is a scammer.

Three things I'd tell your team this week:
1. Nobody here will ever ask you to buy gift cards by email or text. Put that in writing.
2. Any unusual request from a boss gets a phone call or a walk down the hall before anyone acts.
3. Check the actual sender address, not just the display name.

If you'd like a second set of eyes, book a Business Strategy & Risk Assessment at imperionllc.com/contact. It's a working conversation, not a sales pitch.

Happy Halloween from all of us at Imperion. 🎃Thank you to our clients, partners, and the central Illinois business commu...
10/30/2026

Happy Halloween from all of us at Imperion. 🎃

Thank you to our clients, partners, and the central Illinois business community for a great October. Whether you're handing out candy, walking the neighborhood with the kids, or just stealing the good stuff from the bowl, we hope you have a safe and fun weekend.

The scariest thing in your inbox this Halloween won't look scary at all. It'll look completely normal. 🎃Red flags worth ...
10/28/2026

The scariest thing in your inbox this Halloween won't look scary at all. It'll look completely normal. 🎃

Red flags worth a second look:
- Urgency: "Your account will be closed today."
- A familiar name with an unfamiliar address, like your CEO's name on a Gmail account.
- A surprise attachment or "shared document" that asks you to sign in.
- Requests to buy gift cards, change payment details, or keep it confidential.

The rule: if an email asks you to click, pay, or log in and something feels off, verify it another way first. Call the person or walk over to their desk.

That wraps up Cybersecurity Awareness Month for us. If you only act on one thing from this month, find out where your real risk is before an attacker or an insurance claim does. If you'd like a second set of eyes, book a Business Strategy & Risk Assessment at imperionllc.com/contact. It's a working conversation, not a sales pitch.

Q4 is budget season. Here's how to keep IT from being the line item you guess at.Before you finalize 2027, get answers t...
10/26/2026

Q4 is budget season. Here's how to keep IT from being the line item you guess at.

Before you finalize 2027, get answers to these:
- Which computers, servers, and network gear are due for replacement next year?
- Which software renewals are coming up, and are you still using everything you pay for?
- Are you hiring? Every new person needs a device, licenses, and setup time.
- What does your cyber insurance renewal require that you don't have yet?
- Are you planning to adopt AI tools, and who will manage them?

A one-page technology roadmap turns surprise expenses into planned ones.

We build these with our clients every year. Want one for your business? imperionllc.com/contact

Reusing passwords is how one breach turns into five.When a site you signed up for years ago gets breached, attackers try...
10/23/2026

Reusing passwords is how one breach turns into five.

When a site you signed up for years ago gets breached, attackers try that same email and password everywhere else: your email, your bank, your Microsoft 365.

The fix for a small business, in order:
1. A company password manager, so every account gets a unique password and nothing lives on sticky notes or in a spreadsheet.
2. MFA on everything that supports it, starting with email and banking.
3. Passkeys where they're offered. You sign in with your device, so there's no password to steal.

None of this is expensive. It just has to be rolled out on purpose, with someone owning it.

If you want help rolling it out across your team, send us a message.

Does your business website run on WordPress? Read this.On October 21, the PHP project released emergency fixes for two c...
10/22/2026

Does your business website run on WordPress? Read this.

On October 21, the PHP project released emergency fixes for two critical flaws nicknamed "PHP2Shell" (CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619). PHP powers a large share of the web, including most WordPress sites. If a server hasn't been updated, an attacker can take control of it without a password.

What's at risk:
- Websites, especially ones with contact, intake, scheduling or payment forms
- Client or patient portals and other web-based business software
- Some firewalls and network storage devices with web-based admin pages

Your Microsoft or Google email and your office computers are not affected.

What to do now:
- Ask whoever hosts or maintains your website to confirm the PHP update has been applied.
- Not sure who that is, or what else you run might be affected? Email [email protected]. We'll help you sort it out and work directly with your web or software vendor to confirm it's fixed.
- Be careful of scams. Expect emails saying "click here to install the PHP security update." Real fixes don't arrive as an email link. Don't click, and delete it or forward it to your IT provider.

Sources: CISA (cisa.gov) and php.net

The first thing I check when we start with a new client isn't the firewall.It's who has admin access.Almost every time, ...
10/21/2026

The first thing I check when we start with a new client isn't the firewall.

It's who has admin access.

Almost every time, I find some combination of:
- Former employees with accounts that are still active
- Everyday users who were made admins "just to install something"
- Shared admin logins nobody can trace back to a person

Each one is an open door. Cleaning them up costs nothing and closes a real share of the risk on day one.

Try it this week: pull a list of every admin account in your email and Microsoft 365 and ask, "Does this person still need this?"

Have a security leadership question? Drop it in the comments and it might be the next one I answer here.

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