09/01/2026
The sender was real.
The party wasn’t.
One of my StuTech clients received an email invitation from someone she knew. It looked legitimate because it really did come from his email account.
Unfortunately, his account and contact list had been compromised. The invitation was fake, and it had been sent to numerous people he knew.
My client tried to open it. When it asked her to use her Google account, something didn’t feel right.
So she stopped.
She contacted her friend.
Then she called me.
While we were talking, she mentioned that her friend was “pretty techie.”
My immediate response was, “Obviously not techie enough.”
Funny? Yes.
Completely fair? Probably not.
Smart, technically capable people get compromised every day. Cybersecurity isn’t about being smart, stupid or “techie.” Knowing your way around a computer is not a security strategy.
StuTech uses a layered approach to cybersecurity because no single product stops every threat. We combine security tools, monitoring, device maintenance, consistent processes and proactive management.
But our secret sauce isn’t software.
It’s the human firewall.
We talk with our clients about current scams. We teach them what warning signs to watch for. Most importantly, we teach them to stop and call when something doesn’t feel right.
That’s exactly what happened today.
We changed her Google password and reviewed her sign-in activity, connected applications, devices and sent messages. We found no evidence that her account or contacts had been compromised.
After nearly two years of providing technology support through StuTech, none of my 100+ contracted clients has experienced a virus, malware infection or known data compromise while under our management.
That isn’t because every client is a technological genius. Sorry, folks. 😂
It’s because the tools protect their devices—and the training helps protect them from themselves.
Before opening your next unexpected invitation, document or shared file:
🛑 Stop if something feels wrong.
❓ Question why you’re being asked to sign in.
📞 Contact the sender another way to verify it.
🚫 Never approve access simply because the message came from someone you know.
And if you have someone you trust for technology support, call before you click again.
The security tools did their job today.
But the most important layer of protection wasn’t installed on her computer.
It was her decision to stop.
Share this with someone who still believes an email must be safe because it came from a friend.
