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The first cyber insurance application you filled out was a page long. The renewal in front of you is not.

Insurers now ask about MFA, EDR, tested backups, and incident response plans, and the answers are conditions of coverage. Check a box for a control you do not actually have and you have created a reason for the claim to be denied.

Full breakdown on the blog.

What a Cyber Insurance Renewal Looks Like Now (And Why You’ll Fail Without MFA) The first cyber insurance application you filled out was a page long. The renewal sitting in front of you is not.

You set up SPF years ago and never thought about it again. That is the problem.

SPF, DKIM, and DMARC are the records that tell Gmail and Outlook your mail is really from you. When they are missing or half-configured, spammers can impersonate your domain and your own legitimate email lands in spam.

Full breakdown on the blog.

Your Email Authentication Is Probably Misconfigured. Here’s How to Tell. You set up SPF years ago and never thought about it again. That is the problem.

Tomorrow we're loading up and making the drive north to Corvallis for the Chamber's tiki golf tournament.

A little further than our usual haunts, but the good ones are worth the gas. PathWise IT will be out on the course, leis on, doing our best impression of people who know what they're doing with a golf club.

If you're playing, come find us. We're the ones who look like we took the tiki theme a little too seriously. Happy to talk shop, talk anything but shop, or just hand you something cold.

Corvallis Chamber of Commerce puts on a good event. Come check it out.

https://www.corvallischamber.com/chamber-golf-scramble

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Chamber Golf Scramble | Corvallis Chamber of Commerce | Corvallis Join us for the 42nd Annual Chamber Golf Scramble on July 10, 2025. Support local businesses & engage with the community!

Happy 4th of July from all of us at PathWise IT.

250 years today. A milestone worth marking.

Wherever you're celebrating around Eugene and Springfield, we hope it's a good one. Fire up the grill, find a good spot for the fireworks, and take the day to enjoy the people around you.

Be safe out there!

Tomorrow we're a proud hole sponsor at the 2026 Direction Service Golf Tournament out at Pine Ridge Golf Club.

Direction Service has been helping people with disabilities and special needs live full, healthy lives across Lane County since 1976. This tournament helps fund that work. Glad to put PathWise IT behind it.

Stop by our hole for a free live cyber security scorecard on your business. Takes a couple minutes, no strings, and you walk away knowing where you stand. Business owners are always surprised by what turns up.

Shotgun start is at 10. Come find us between shots.

Happy Father's Day from all of us at PathWise IT.

To the dads who turned the home WiFi into a science project, who answer "can you look at my laptop" without complaint, and who quietly keep everything running for the people they love. We see it, and you're doing a great job.

Enjoy your day!

Today is Juneteenth.

On June 19, 1865, Union troops reached Galveston and told the enslaved people of Texas they were free. The Emancipation Proclamation had been law for two and a half years by then. Word just hadn't reached them, or had been deliberately kept from them.

Freedom on paper meant nothing until someone showed up and made it real.

However you mark it today, mark it. Happy Juneteenth.

Out at the Willamalane Park Foundation Golf Tournament right now as the Tee & Green sponsor.

Willamalane Park and Recreation District’s mission is to deliver exceptional parks and recreation that enrich the lives of everyone they serve. Five rec facilities, 46 parks, nearly 1,500 acres across Springfield. Glad to back it.

We're set up on hole 13. Stop by, say hi, and we'll run a quick check on how secure your business actually is. No pitch, no pressure. Just an honest look at where you stand.

"We have backups" is the most common answer business owners give about ransomware preparedness. It is also one of the most misleading.

Modern ransomware is built to defeat backups. Attackers find them, delete them, or encrypt them before the ransom note ever appears. And even when backups work, recovery requires clean infrastructure, clear documentation, tested processes, and a defined plan.

Backups are essential. On their own, they are not a strategy.

Full breakdown on the blog.

Why “We Have Backups” Is Not a Ransomware Strategy Ask a business owner whether they are prepared for ransomware, and the answer is often the same. We have backups. Backups are an essential part of recovery, but on their own, they are not a strategy.