[
    {
        "id": "news_001",
        "title": "5 Cybersecurity Threats Facing Beirut Businesses in 2026",
        "slug": "cybersecurity-threats-beirut-2026",
        "excerpt": "From ransomware targeting SMBs to supply chain attacks on Lebanese enterprises — we break down the five most critical threats organizations face right now, and the practical controls that make the biggest difference.",
        "content": "Ransomware, phishing, supply chain attacks, insider threats, and unpatched vulnerabilities continue to be the leading causes of breaches for businesses across Lebanon and the MENA region. In this article, we outline the most common attack vectors we encounter in our assessment work and the practical controls that make the biggest difference. The cost of a breach for an SMB now averages $200,000+ when downtime, recovery, and reputational damage are factored in — yet most of the high-impact controls cost far less than the risk they mitigate.",
        "category": "insights",
        "featured_image": "",
        "status": "published",
        "created_at": "2026-02-10 09:00:00",
        "updated_at": "2026-02-10 09:00:00"
    },
    {
        "id": "news_002",
        "title": "Microsoft 365 Migration: What Lebanon's SMBs Need to Know",
        "slug": "microsoft-365-migration-lebanon-smbs",
        "excerpt": "Moving from on-premises Exchange and local file shares to Microsoft 365 can cut infrastructure costs by 40–60%. Here's what the migration process actually looks like — and the three pitfalls that derail most projects.",
        "content": "For small and medium businesses in Lebanon still running aging on-premises infrastructure, Microsoft 365 offers a compelling path to reduced costs, better uptime, and built-in security. Based on multiple migrations we have executed for Lebanese firms, this guide covers the planning phase, data migration, identity setup with Azure AD, and the staff training that separates a smooth cutover from a painful rollback. The three most common failure points: skipping a pre-migration MX record audit, underestimating shared mailbox complexity, and deploying without Conditional Access policies.",
        "category": "insights",
        "featured_image": "",
        "status": "published",
        "created_at": "2026-02-03 09:00:00",
        "updated_at": "2026-02-03 09:00:00"
    },
    {
        "id": "news_003",
        "title": "Why Your IT Support SLA Must Include a 4-Hour Response Guarantee",
        "slug": "it-support-sla-4-hour-response",
        "excerpt": "Not all SLAs are equal. We explain what response time, resolution time, and escalation tiers actually mean — and why the first four hours after an incident are the most critical window for damage control.",
        "content": "Many businesses in Lebanon sign IT support contracts without scrutinising what the SLA actually promises. The difference between an 8-hour and a 4-hour first response can mean thousands of dollars in lost productivity during a critical outage. In this post, we break down what to demand in a managed services agreement, how to test whether your provider is meeting it, and what escalation tiers should look like for different severity levels. We also explain how our own 4-hour maximum first-response commitment is operationalised — and what happens when we miss it.",
        "category": "insights",
        "featured_image": "",
        "status": "published",
        "created_at": "2026-01-27 09:00:00",
        "updated_at": "2026-01-27 09:00:00"
    },
    {
        "id": "news_004",
        "title": "ISO 27001 Compliance: A Practical Roadmap for Lebanese Financial Firms",
        "slug": "iso-27001-compliance-lebanon-financial-firms",
        "excerpt": "Regulatory pressure on financial institutions in Lebanon is increasing. ISO 27001 certification is becoming a competitive differentiator — here is a realistic 90-day roadmap to achieving it.",
        "content": "Financial advisory firms, exchanges, and fintech companies in Lebanon face growing pressure from regulators and enterprise clients to demonstrate formal information security controls. ISO 27001 is the international standard most commonly required. This guide outlines the gap analysis, policy development, technical controls, and audit preparation steps needed to achieve certification — based on our experience delivering this process for multiple clients in the Beirut financial sector. The full journey from kickoff to certification typically runs 90–120 days when a dedicated internal champion is in place.",
        "category": "insights",
        "featured_image": "",
        "status": "published",
        "created_at": "2026-01-20 09:00:00",
        "updated_at": "2026-01-20 09:00:00"
    }
]
