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AIIf a machine can find the flaws on your computers in seconds, you'd better see them first. Here's how, in two minutes. 🇺🇸
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The problem: The hosers get into a business through software vulnerabilities — hidden flaws in the everyday apps on your computers that nobody patches. You can't fix them, because you can't see them. The hardest part is the not-knowing: it feels like it's all on you to catch what you can't even see. And now AI finds these flaws faster than ever.
The solution: See them first. We built a two-minute scan that shows you exactly which flaws are open on your machine, in plain English — then a simple plan to close them and keep them closed.
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On June 12, the Commerce Department told the AI company Anthropic to shut off its two strongest models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5. Off limits to every foreign national on earth, including the company's own staff. Those are the rules we normally save for weapons. (source)
Why so heavy-handed? Because the AI got too good at one job: finding software vulnerabilities. Hidden flaws in programs, the kind that sit open for years. Washington decided that in the wrong hands, that is a weapon. It is the first time we have ever export-controlled an AI model for national security. (source)
It's the rare story that is both patriotic and a little unnerving. America builds the most capable AI on earth — so capable our own government regulates it like a missile. #AI #CyberSecurity
Finding software vulnerabilities used to take a genius with a lot of time. Now a machine does it, fast, and a thousand at a time. The good guys have that power. So do the hosers.
Your business runs on software full of flaws nobody has looked at. The tools that hunt them down just got much faster. That race is already on, and you're in it whether you signed up or not. The only question is whether you see your open doors first.
Your IT guy updates Windows. Who checks everything else?
Windows Update covers Microsoft. Your IT person watches the servers. That's about it. But the software vulnerabilities the hosers actually use are usually in the 60-some other apps on your machine. WinRAR. 7-Zip. The PDF reader. Zoom. VLC. Nobody patches those.
Some of the flaws being exploited right now have been wide open since 2018 and 2019. The program is still installed. The door is still open. And your antivirus says you're protected. The software never tells you it needs updating — it just sits there, quietly, exposing you.
Most folks assume their setup covers the whole machine. It's a fair assumption. It's just the one the hosers count on. You built a business to serve your customers — not to become your own security team.
I've spent 30 years watching how these attacks work, and my security show has run for decades. The pattern is almost always the same: an app nobody updated, a flaw open for years — and one Friday morning you're on the phone with your bank instead of running your shop. The good news is this is fixable. You just have to see it first — and that part, we made simple.
No guesswork. Here's exactly what happens when you click the button — three steps, about two minutes total.
No credit card. Nothing to install. About two minutes.
✅ No credit card to start, and nothing to install.
✅ We only look and report. The scan never changes a thing on your computer.
✅ Your results are yours. We don't sell your data — ever.
✅ If you're fine, the report says so. No scare tactics, no pressure.
✅ Straight talk. We say "found" and "flagged," never "stopped" or "guaranteed."
✅ Move up only if you want to. Paid plans come with a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Everyone starts the same way — with the scan. From there, you choose how much help you want. No pressure, no guessing.
You run the scan and the email checks yourself — the 74-point computer scan, your plain-English report, and verdicts on suspicious emails. $9 per seat / month for business (10-seat minimum), or $47/month personal. Or start with no card.
Run My Computer Scan →Too many machines to keep up with? We close the gaps and keep them closed — automatic patching and hardening on every machine, every month, plus a team dashboard and phishing training. Includes everything in Reveal. $147 per computer / month.
See how Fortify works →Need someone watching? Everything in Fortify, plus around-the-clock monitoring and response, endpoint protection, DNS-layer defense, and managed backup. The only tier that covers servers. $247 per computer / month, $497 per server / month (by consult, 5-device minimum).
Talk to us about Defend →Built on Craig Peterson's 30 years in cybersecurity. Each tier includes everything in the one before it.
Good — keep both. Antivirus catches known malware after the door is open. Your IT person probably handles Windows and the servers. Neither one patches your other 60 apps. The question that matters: which flaws are open that nobody's watching?
The scan takes two minutes and answers it. If you're fine, the report will say so.
If an AI can find your flaws in seconds, see them first. Two minutes, and you'll know exactly what's open — so you can get back to running the place instead of guessing.
Run My Computer Scan →No credit card. Nothing to install. About two minutes.
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