Small businesses in the Vail Valley don’t have a security team watching their computers at 2 a.m. Most don’t need one on staff, but they do need someone watching. That’s why Wavefinity is now a Huntress partner, and every supported computer we manage runs Huntress Managed EDR.
Here’s what that means for you, and why we made the change.
How Attackers Are Actually Getting In
Huntress’s latest research on real-world attacks shows a clear pattern: attackers aren’t breaking down the door anymore. They’re using normal-looking behavior and small configuration gaps that look fine on paper.
Three examples from Huntress’s research stood out to us:
1. A fake “fix it” popup
An employee saw what looked like a troubleshooting message and pasted a command it asked them to run. The technique is called ClickFix. That computer had no security monitoring. One paste led to a backdoor, stolen passwords, and an attacker spreading to eleven machines before anyone noticed.
2. Phishing kits sold like an online store
Criminals can now buy ready-made phishing kits with a polished storefront, complete with fake Microsoft OneDrive, Teams, and DocuSign login pages. Instead of stealing a password, one kit Huntress tracked steals the login session itself. Huntress measured 42 seconds from click to full access, and that access survived both MFA and a password reset.
3. MFA that was on, but didn’t help
In recent campaigns Huntress investigated, attackers got into Microsoft 365 accounts that had multi-factor authentication policies in place. The policies just had gaps: some users or apps were left out, or the policy was never actually switched on. The attackers didn’t beat MFA. They found where it wasn’t covering.
The common thread: none of these attacks needed to defeat a security product. They slipped through the gaps between them.
Why Antivirus Alone Isn’t Enough Anymore
Traditional antivirus looks for known bad files. Modern attacks often don’t use any. They use legitimate tools, stolen logins, and commands that look like everyday IT work.
Huntress Managed EDR (endpoint detection and response) takes a different approach. A lightweight agent on each computer watches for suspicious behavior, and Huntress’s human-led security operations center (SOC) reviews what it finds 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When something looks wrong, real security analysts investigate and respond.
Watching While We Sleep
Wavefinity’s support hours are Monday through Friday, 8 to 5. Attackers don’t keep those hours.
With Huntress in place, if something suspicious happens on a Saturday night or at 2 a.m., Huntress’s SOC is already on it. They investigate the activity and can isolate an infected computer from the network to stop a threat from spreading. We follow up to clean things up and get you back to normal.
By partnering with Huntress, we can give small businesses here in Eagle County enterprise-grade protection for a fraction of the cost of building a security team.
Three Things You Can Do This Week
Whether or not you work with us, these are worth checking:
- Make sure MFA covers everyone. Not just most users, and not just email. Ask your IT provider to confirm there are no exceptions left over from setup.
- Never paste commands from a popup. No legitimate website, update, or “verification” page will ask you to copy and paste a command into your computer. If you see one, close it and call your IT provider.
- Ask who’s watching after hours. If the answer is “nobody until Monday,” that’s a gap worth closing.
Want a Second Set of Eyes?
If you’d like to know where your business stands, get in touch for a free consultation. We’ll talk through your Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace setup, your MFA coverage, and your computers, and tell you plainly what we find.
Examples and figures in this post come from Huntress’s “Future-Ready Your Security Team” research.
