The perimeter
is the last line.
Make it hold.
Small businesses in Massachusetts are the most targeted sector for ransomware and phishing attacks precisely because their defenses are weakest. VYNX IT builds and maintains the security perimeter that keeps threats outside your business.
What you are actually defending against.
Not theoretical risks. These are the attack vectors we find in real Cape Cod small business networks.
Unsegmented Networks
When every device — workstations, POS terminals, guest Wi-Fi, and IoT — shares the same flat network, a single compromised device gives an attacker access to everything.
Found in 78% of our first audits
Factory-Default Firewalls
Most small business firewalls are still running with the same password they shipped with. Open management ports, no intrusion prevention, no logging. A firewall in name only.
The #1 finding on Cape Cod networks
Unused Access Credentials
Former employees, vendors, and contractors still hold active credentials months or years after they stopped working with you. Every one of those accounts is a door left open.
Average 4.2 stale accounts per business
The VYNX IT security stack.
Not a product. A practice. We build and manage your security posture as an ongoing discipline — not a one-time checkbox.
Security work in the field.
Recent cybersecurity and firewall projects from real engagements.
This is not alarming. This is common.
These findings appear on the majority of small business networks we assess — including businesses that have been operating for years without visible incidents. The absence of an incident is not evidence of security. It is evidence that no one has tried yet.
Get your auditKnow your exposure before someone else does.
A 60-minute security audit identifies every critical risk in your network — at no cost and with no obligation.