Is the HIPAA Security Rule Overhaul Still Coming? Here’s the New Timeline
A year of extra runway sounds like good news….but for most practices, it just means the deadline moved, not the risk. If your practice has been bracing for a major HIPAA shakeup this year, you can exhale, a little. HHS quietly moved the target date for finalizing its Security Rule overhaul from May 2026 to……
Boarded Up, But Not Backed Up? Hurricane Prep for Florida Businesses
Welcome to Florida IT Files, our new series on running a business in the Sunshine State. We are kicking off this series with the one thing every Florida business plans around: hurricane season. Picture a three-provider medical practice in Fort Myers. The storm is two days out, so the office manager does everything the county……
Which Claude Model Should You Actually Be Using?
Anthropic ships new Claude models every few months, and most people never change the drop-down. Here is what each one is actually for. If you have opened Claude lately and seen a model picker with names like Haiku, Sonnet, and Opus. You are not alone in ignoring it. Most people pick whatever loads by default……
Your July 2026 Data Breach Roundup
An insurance giant, a Big Four firm, and a healthcare acquisition walk into July, and none of them walk out clean. July’s breaches came from every direction: an insurance company confirmed the year’s biggest driver’s license spill, a Big Four accounting firm is staring down an extortion deadline, and a healthcare giant learned that the……
No Designer? No Problem: What Claude Design Can Build for Your Business
Anthropic took a swing at the design software market, and it landed hard enough that Figma noticed. On April 17, 2026, Anthropic launched Claude Design, a new tool that turns a text prompt into a polished prototype, slide deck, one-pager, or mockup, no Figma license or design background required. Describe what you want, and Claude……
35 Days Unlocked: New Windows 11 Security Gap
More control over your updates does not mean more security. Microsoft’s July 2026 Patch Tuesday just shipped, and it is one of the largest security releases in the program’s history. Tucked into the release is a new setting that gives you more control and less protection. Windows 11 can now pause security updates for up……
Claude Makes the Shortlist: How Recruiters Are Using It in 2026
Part 7 of Claude Clocks In: the last stop in our series is the hiring desk, where Claude is already reading resumes faster than anyone on your team. One of the clearest examples comes from Braintrust, an AI-powered recruiting platform that uses Claude to help clients hire faster. Clients using Claude-generated job descriptions saw a……
Claude Delivers: How Claude Is Changing Logistics in 2026
Part 6 of Claude Clocks In: freight moves on paperwork as much as it moves on trucks, and Claude is starting to carry some of the load. One of the clearest examples of Claude in logistics comes from DoorDash, which built a self-service contact center on Claude to handle support for its 2 million Dashers…….
Claude Grabs a Hard Hat: How Contractors Are Using It in 2026
Part 5 of Claude Clocks In: Claude just made its way onto the job site, and contractors are already putting it to work. Construction runs on paperwork almost as much as concrete. Bids, RFIs, submittals, change orders, and closeout packages eat a serious share of a project manager’s week, and that documentation is exactly what……
Your June Data Breach Roundup
June’s biggest breaches did not start with sophisticated exploits…they started with phone calls and employees who had no reason to doubt the person on the other end of the line….
