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IT GOAT provides businesses with five services to accelerate their business forward. Those services

IT GOAT is an IT Managed Services Provider that allows you to spend less time on IT and more time on your business. Whether you have in house IT or no IT at all, we have a solution for you. IT GOAT was founded on providing companies a simplified solution to see and understand their cybersecurity.

11/02/2026

Starting November 2, new Microsoft 365 Copilot Business licenses purchased through a CSP will have usage-based billing enabled by default for agents and extended features.

Before extra charges show up, review your spending controls, billing alerts, and who can publish agents.

IT GOAT’s checklist breaks down what to check.

🔗: https://www.itgoat.com/blog/microsoft-365-copilot-usage-based-billing-nov-2-checklist/

10/29/2026

Your inbox should not be the easiest way in.

IT GOAT and IRONSCALES can review the previous 90 days of your Microsoft 365 environment to uncover phishing, impersonation, and email threats your current defenses may have missed.

No MX changes.

No email downtime.

🔗: https://www.itgoat.com/technology-integrations/ironscales/

SOCtober Fact: A SOC does not just watch for threats it helps stop them before they spread.

10/27/2026

One link can turn into one compromised account.

Credential harvesting emails are designed to look normal enough for employees to trust them, login pages, file shares, password alerts, and fake Microsoft prompts.

IT GOAT and IRONSCALES help identify where these threats may have reached your users.

🔗: https://www.itgoat.com/technology-integrations/ironscales/

SOCtober Fact: A SOC helps catch suspicious activity after the click, not just before it.

10/22/2026

Delaying updates leaves cracks in your defenses.

IT GOAT helps businesses manage patches across devices, servers, browsers, and business applications so known vulnerabilities do not become business nightmares.

Patch fast.

Verify coverage.

Reduce avoidable risk.

🔗: https://www.itgoat.com/managed-it-services/

SOCtober Fact: A SOC can help identify suspicious activity tied to known vulnerabilities and unpatched systems.

10/20/2026

The prompt box can become a data leak.

Employees may use AI to summarize emails, rewrite proposals, analyze files, or troubleshoot issues, but sensitive information should not be copied into tools without oversight.

IT GOAT helps businesses define safe AI usage, access controls, and data protection practices.

🔗: https://www.itgoat.com/managed-it-services/security-operations-center/

SOCtober Fact: AI governance starts with knowing what data is being used.

10/15/2026

Attackers do not always need malware.

Sometimes they already have a working login.

IT GOAT can leverage NordStellar reporting to help your organization understand where account takeover risk may already exist and which users should be prioritized first.

🔗: https://www.itgoat.com/technology-integrations/nord-security/

SOCtober Fact: Account takeover often starts quietly, which is why monitoring identity activity matters.

10/13/2026

What does the dark web already know about your business?

IT GOAT can leverage NordStellar reporting through our premier partnership with Nord Security to show where your organization may already be exposed online including leaked credentials, breached data, and account takeover risks.

No internal disruption.

No heavy lift.

Just a clearer view of what attackers may already know.

🔗: https://www.itgoat.com/technology-integrations/nord-security/

SOCtober Fact: A SOC helps businesses identify suspicious activity before exposed data turns into a larger incident.

10/08/2026

The worst time to test your backups is during an incident.

Backups only matter if they can be restored.

IT GOAT helps businesses strengthen backup coverage, test recovery processes, and prepare for ransomware, outages, and data loss before pressure hits.

🔗: https://www.itgoat.com/security-risk-management/managed-cybersecurity-services/

SOCtober Fact: Recovery planning helps turn panic into process when downtime hits.

10/06/2026

A correct password does not always mean the device is safe.

Mobile devices can carry risk from outdated software, unsafe networks, exposed credentials, or compromised accounts.

IT GOAT helps organizations think beyond the login by adding device trust and user risk into the access decision.

🔗: https://www.itgoat.com/security-risk-management/data-security-compliance/

SOCtober Fact: A SOC looks beyond a single login to understand the full risk around access.

10/01/2026

October isn’t just about costumes and candy, it’s also Cybersecurity Awareness Month. 🎃🔐

At IT GOAT, we’re celebrating with SOCtober! A month packed with giveaways, cybersecurity insights, and special offers designed to help businesses strengthen their defenses.

Follow along all month for weekly treats, practical security tips, and exclusive SOCtober deals.

🔗 : https://www.itgoat.com/offers

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