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Cover image for Brocent IT blog post: The Patch That Was Three Months Overdue: A Hong Kong Firm's Ransomware Near-Miss

September 19, 2026 | 14 min

The Patch That Was Three Months Overdue: A Hong Kong Firm's Ransomware Near-Miss

A composite scenario from Hong Kong: a backup catches a ransomware attempt mid-way through, and the post-incident review traces the entry point back to a server patch that had been sitting overdue for three months on a system nobody was tracking. What changes when patching becomes a managed, visible discipline instead of a task someone has to remember.

Cover image for Brocent IT blog post: The Alert That Stopped at “Quarantined”

September 04, 2026 | 15 min

The Alert That Stopped at “Quarantined”

A composite scenario from Hong Kong: a logistics company's base antivirus quarantines a suspicious file on a dispatcher's laptop and stops there. Why managed EDR is the layer that answers what happened next, and why it belongs inside a managed IT plan rather than as a standalone tool.

Cover image for Brocent IT blog post: The Laptop That Never Came Back From Dubai

September 04, 2026 | 16 min

The Laptop That Never Came Back From Dubai

A composite scenario from Hong Kong: a trading firm's buyer flies home from Dubai without the laptop she checked in with, and nobody can say what was on it. Why device control belongs inside a managed IT plan, not as a standalone tool.

Cover image for Brocent IT blog post: The Sales Laptop That Left the Country

September 04, 2026 | 15 min

The Sales Laptop That Left the Country

A composite scenario from Singapore: ninety people, company laptops, universally personal phones, and no way to answer "what was on it" when a laptop disappears between Jakarta and Changi. Why separability beats control in a BYOD programme.

Cover image for Brocent IT blog post: How to Use Claude as a Financial Model Review Assistant in Excel

August 08, 2026 | 11 min

How to Use Claude as a Financial Model Review Assistant in Excel

A practical guide to AI-assisted financial model review with Claude — formula and reference checks, a worked review workflow, how it compares to a formal audit, and why endpoint security is the real control point.