What the 7-Eleven Cyberattack Can Teach Every Business About Access Control

When most business owners hear about a cyberattack involving a major brand like 7-Eleven, the first reaction is often, “That would never happen to us.” The reality is that cybercriminals do not choose victims based solely on size. They look for opportunities. Whether a company has 10 employees or 100,000, attackers are constantly searching for weak access controls, unmonitored accounts, …

Identity Management Day + 5 Access Checks to Make Now

April 14, 2026 is Identity Management Day, an annual awareness campaign focused on helping organizations better understand how digital identities are secured and how access should be managed across the business. The official 2026 theme is centered on the reality that identity is no longer only about employees logging into laptops and email. It now includes human identities, machine identities, …

Using PayPal for Business? Do These 6 Things After the Breach 

PayPal disclosed a security incident that exposed some users’ personal information. For businesses that use PayPal for invoicing, subscriptions, customer payments, or vendor payouts, this is a good reminder that attackers often don’t need to “hack the platform” to cause damage. They just need access to one user account.  When personal details are exposed, the risk isn’t only what happened in the moment. It’s what can happen next. Those details …