The Risks, Responsibilities, and Legal Landmines of Artificial Intelligence AI has already changed how organizations handle data, automate processes, and deliver services. It's really exciting. What's less exciting is that it's also creating a sprawling new category...
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Claude Mythos, the Glasswing Leak, and What It Means for Your Small Business
In late March 2026, something remarkable and deeply unsettling occurred in the AI industry. Internal documents from Anthropic, one of the leading AI safety companies in the world, leaked online and spread rapidly across the tech press. Those documents described a...
6 End-of-Tax-Season IT Tasks for CPA Firms
Tax season reveals IT weaknesses. Learn 6 post-season tasks to fix infrastructure before next February.
Common Tech Problems and How to Fix Them
SpireTech is always here to help – but if you want to save time and skip a ticket, we have compiled some common tech problems and issues we’ve noticed among our clients. Don’t worry, we’re still here for you. The issues below are simple to resolve. We want you to have...
Axcient Workstation Increases
Dear Valued Clients, We will be increasing the cost of our Axcient workstation backup product from $15/month to $20/month. This reflects increased costs from the vendor as well as increased costs for our management of the service. This change only affects...
Sophos Firewall Increase
Dear Valued Clients, In January we will be increasing our Sophos firewall maintenance prices due to increased prices from the vendor. This is a decision we did not have control over, but we strive to make this transition as painless and smooth as possible. Rates...
Update on our Offboarding and Onboarding Process
Dear Valued Clients, We are pleased to give an update on the new employee onboarding and offboarding process available in the client portal. We also now have options available for hardware changes, changing security permissions, and decommissioning hardware. For...
An Update to Our Client Portal
Dear valued clients, We are very excited to unveil an update to our processes. It is a major time-saver that adds transparency for everyone, and it is easy to adopt into your existing processes. From now on, whenever there are changes to your...
Additional M365 Security Features may be needed
If you aren’t already using M365 Business Premium, this article is for you Conditional access explained. Courtesy of Microsoft. If a hacker gains unauthorized access to your company's sensitive data, the repercussions could come as financial loss, legal liabilities,...
SpireTech’s Identity Protection Bundle
How this Suite of Services will Provide Multi-Faceted Defense for Business In today's digital landscape, safeguarding business IT infrastructure is more crucial than ever. Though personal education can be a good step, it is not enough. A single cyberattack can...
