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Blog / The Friendly Giant – Part 2: Lenovo Enters IoT Arena and Increases its’ Cyber Security Presence

Two weeks ago, I wrote that Lenovo were moving aggressively into the Internet of Things (IoT) arena, with the release of new products designed for smart automation of the home. It's also expected that many more products will be released in the near future. With Lenovo entering this market, it adds legitimacy and clout; November 14, 2018

Blog / Psst… What’s the Password?

Having good, solid passwords that are changed on a regular basis and supported by a robust Password Policy, will not prevent you from ever being hacked. However, it is a simple and easy step in the right direction that will make it a lot less likely that you will get compromised. November 06, 2018

Blog / Wireless What?? – Simplify the WIFI!!

Good news everybody! Just for a change, I figured I'd stop with all the doom and gloom. Today I'll be giving people a bit of actual, real good news. Someone, somewhere finally figured out that WIFI needs version numbers, rather than the abbreviations it's had up till now. October 29, 2018

Blog / Is Your Organization Ready for November 1st?

I find it's always good to start off a Newsletter by asking a question. This helps focus peoples' attention, as well as my own writing. It gives the Newsletter an immediate sense of direction. October 22, 2018

Blog / The Friendly Giant – Lenovo Enters the IoT Arena and Increases its’ Cyber Security Presence

Some of us with more grey hairs and less hair in general will remember the Friendly Giant. It was a TV program for young Preschoolers. The adult was dressed in a ridiculous Giant costume and dominated his environment of small puppets; Rusty the Rooster, Jerome the Giraffe, and a few others that escape my memory. October 19, 2018

Blog / Municipal IT Budget Planning – Part 9: Municipality Managed Services and Break-Fix

This article will explore the services that Municipalities will need, in order to keep their IT systems running correctly; both Managed Services and Break-Fix. The terms can be misleading, so we'll define them for our purposes: October 19, 2018

Blog / Municipal IT Budget Planning – Part 8: Municipal Subscription Services

In previous articles from this series, we've touched on Subscriptions and related Services for various software components, so some of this will be reviewed. But we will look more closely at some options, and why they are critical to your overall IT Budget Plan. October 12, 2018

Blog / Social Media is Everywhere… Yes, even There!

Karl Buckley, our Cyber Security Supervisor, recently wrote a very interesting article about the Cultural Phenomenon that is Social Networking and the Official Company Policies (or actually, the almost total lack thereof) governing Social Media. October 10, 2018

Blog / Municipal IT Budget Planning – Part 7: Municipality Workstations and Laptops

The topic of Workstations and Laptops for Municipal Budget Planning should be straight-forward, and for the most, it is. But there are a few wrinkles that need to be considered, when making them go the distance of 5 years. For our purposes, we're going to use the term Workstation to mean a Desktop Computer; be it desktop, tower or compact-case design. October 04, 2018

Blog / Segregation! – Socially-despised Term has New Meaning when Applied to Networks

Karl Buckley - our Cyber Security Supervisor - wrote an interesting article on Network Segregation that I thought I would share with you. It speaks about the separation needed between parts of your network, to enhance Security. October 04, 2018

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