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In May 2026, Google launched a one-click tool that imports your team's Microsoft 365 user accounts directly into Google Workspace.

The feature is built into the Workspace setup flow for very small and small businesses. It pulls user accounts from M365 in a single step, and a separate import handles the data behind those accounts (emails, calendars, contacts, and OneDrive files). What used to be a multi-day project with consultants now takes under an hour for a 25-person team.

The real story is the switching cost. For years, a small business that started on M365 was effectively locked in by the labor of moving off. That lock just got weaker, and it changes the conversation even if you have no plans to switch.

Your next Microsoft 365 renewal becomes a real negotiation. Price increases that used to feel unavoidable because the alternative was too much work now have a reasonable Plan B. Bring it up. The reps already know.

If you're paying for M365 features your team doesn't use (Premium licensing, Defender add-ons, Power Platform seats), the renewal is also the moment to right-size. You're probably paying for two or three tiers above what your team actually needs.

Whether you plan to switch or not, your negotiating position just improved. Use it.


https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2026/05/small-businesses-can-now-seamlessly-import-users-from-Microsoft-to-Google-Workspace.html

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A ransomware group called "The Gentlemen" is one of the fastest-growing names in cybercrime right now. You probably haven't heard of them.

In April 2026, The Gentlemen accounted for roughly 10% of all logged ransomware attacks worldwide and climbed into the top three most active ransomware operations, alongside Qilin and DragonForce. One of their named victims that month was Adaptavist, an Atlassian platinum partner that serves thousands of business customers.

This shift matters because the names you might already know are out of the picture. LockBit, Conti, REvil, and Hive are all gone or rebranded after law enforcement crackdowns and infighting. The replacements use different aliases but the same tactics: phishing, credential theft, vulnerable VPN appliances, and unpatched servers. They encrypt your data and steal a copy to threaten you twice.

The good news is that the defense looks the same regardless of which group is hitting your industry. Five things work against all of them: patching CISA KEV systems within two weeks, MFA with number matching on internet-facing systems, immutable offsite backups that you actually test, security tools that watch for behavior instead of relying on known viruses, and phishing training that covers 2026 forms like QR codes, voice cloning, and fake CAPTCHA pages.

You can't keep up with which ransomware group is hot this month, and you don't have to. The defenses that work today will still work when The Gentlemen rebrand into something else next year.

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Windows 10 hit end of life on October 14, 2025. Microsoft stopped sending free security updates that day.

Every new vulnerability discovered since then sits unpatched on every Windows 10 machine that isn't enrolled in Microsoft's paid Extended Security Updates program. The list grows every month. Attackers know exactly which versions of Windows have which holes, and they go after the easiest ones first.

If you still have Windows 10 machines in your business, you have three options.

Upgrade to Windows 11. Most computers made in the last 4 to 5 years can run it. The upgrade itself is free if your license is genuine. The main cost is the time to plan it. For most businesses this is the right answer.

Pay for Extended Security Updates. Microsoft sells ESU to businesses at $61 per device for year one. That price doubles in year two and again in year three. ESU keeps the patches coming, but the vulnerability count keeps climbing and you pay more each year to stay current.

Replace the hardware. If a computer can't run Windows 11, it's old enough that it was due for replacement anyway. The longer you wait, the more it costs you in lost productivity.

The one option that isn't on the list is keeping Windows 10 and hoping nothing happens.