Interlinked Business Technology Services

06/10/2026

MFA is no longer enough on its own.

Adversary-in-the-Middle (AiTM) phishing attacks don't steal passwords — they wait until you've successfully logged in, then steal the session cookie that proves authentication already happened.

Microsoft tracked a 146% rise in AiTM attacks over the past year, largely driven by phishing-as-a-service platforms that let even low-skilled attackers run these campaigns at scale.

The businesses most exposed are the ones that built their security posture around the login screen and stopped there.

In our latest post we cover:
→ How AiTM reverse proxies actually work
→ Why MFA doesn't stop session hijacking
→ The controls that do — including phishing-resistant MFA and Conditional Access policies

MFA won't stop AiTM phishing. Learn how attackers steal session cookies after login — and the controls that actually reduce your risk.

05/25/2026

All Gave Some. Some Gave All. 🇺🇸

Proud to be a veteran-owned business every day — but especially today. We will never forget.

05/15/2026

Most cyberattacks don't start the way people imagine.

No sophisticated intrusion. No brute-force attack on a hardened system.

They start with a click on a personal email. A reused password. An employee uploading a file to a familiar cloud service because the approved option felt slower.

The Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report puts it plainly: 68% of breaches involve the human element.

For small businesses especially, the personal and professional worlds overlap constantly — same devices, same browsers, same daily routines. That overlap is where most real risk lives, and it sits completely outside traditional security controls.

The answer isn't locking everything down. Blanket restrictions rarely stop the behavior — they just relocate it somewhere IT can't see.

What works is designing for how people actually operate:
→ Separate browser profiles for work and personal use
→ MFA on every business account (CISA says it blocks 99% of credential-based attacks)
→ Making the secure option easier than the workaround

We broke it all down in our latest post. If you're a small business owner thinking about where your real security gaps are, it's worth a read.

https://www.interlinkedit.com/why-human-habits-are-your-biggest-security-risk/

68% of breaches involve human behavior, not hacking. Learn how personal web habits create business risk — and what can be done about it.

04/28/2026

Your employee gets an email. It's from your domain. It looks legitimate. They click the link.

💀 That's all it takes.

Right now, attackers are actively exploiting a Microsoft 365 direct send feature to send phishing emails that appear to come from inside your own company — no passwords stolen, no accounts compromised and bypassing most common levels of security to reach the inbox.

It's one of the most targeted attack methods we're seeing hit businesses today. Is your business ready?

Learn how it works and how to protect your business:
https://www.interlinkedit.com/M365-phishing/

A malicious Microsoft 365 phishing campaign is hitting emails that look like they came from inside your org, bypassing MFA entirely.

04/10/2026

Siloed tools don't just kill productivity — they leave your business data exposed. Threat actors don't need much. Just a gap in visibility between your endpoints, identities, cloud environments, and vulnerability data.

That's all it takes.

At Interlinked Business Technology Services, we specialize in connecting the dots across your entire security environment — eliminating blind spots before attackers can exploit them. Don't give them the opening.

Reach out to us today and let's have a conversation about how we can help protect your business.

03/25/2026

Shadow AI starts small — a chatbot here, a browser extension there. Before long, your company data is sitting in a public tool you don't control. Learn how to run a Shadow AI audit to see what your team is actually using, without slowing them down.

https://www.interlinkedit.com/shadow-ai-risks-what-every-business-owner-needs-to-know-and-how-to-audit-it/

02/20/2026

Think your business is secure because you’ve “locked the front door”? 🔐

Here’s the problem: most companies protect the perimeter… but leave every internal door wide open.

Cybercriminals don’t just break in anymore — they log in.

That’s why more businesses are shifting to Zero Trust Security:
✔ Never automatically trust
✔ Always verify users & devices
✔ Use MFA and internal segmentation
✔ Limit access to only what’s necessary

It’s not about building bigger walls — it’s about smarter checkpoints.

If you want to protect your business from modern threats, this is a must-read 👇



https://www.interlinkedit.com/zero-trust-for-small-business-no-longer-just-for-tech-giants/

01/29/2026

BEC just got a major upgrade. Scammers are now using AI to clone your CEO's voice for urgent fraud calls. Is your finance team trained to verify identity beyond just a voice? Don't fall for the Deepfake CEO scam.

AI voice cloning scams are the next evolution of business email compromise. Learn how deepfake CEO calls work and how to protect your organization.

01/22/2026

🚨 Microsoft 365 Service Advisory 🚨

Microsoft has officially acknowledged an ongoing issue impacting Microsoft 365 services, including Outlook and Teams. The issue is currently under investigation.

🔗 Official Microsoft status page:
https://status.cloud.microsoft/m365/serviceStatus

We’ll continue monitoring and will share updates as Microsoft provides them.
Thanks for your patience.

01/08/2026

As you move to the cloud, so do hackers. ☁️⚠️

According to Microsoft’s Digital Defense Report 2025, destructive cloud attack campaigns increased by 87% in 2025—a clear sign that attackers are following businesses into the cloud.

As cloud adoption accelerates, securing your environment isn’t optional—it’s critical.

Cloud MDR is one of several key layers of a strong cloud security strategy.
When combined with identity protection, configuration hardening, monitoring, and user security controls, it helps manage, detect, and respond to threats before they turn into downtime, data loss, or headlines.

Security works best when it’s layered.

Let’s talk about how we can help protect your cloud assets with a defense-in-depth approach built for your business.