Blog / Cloud vs. Onsite Servers A wireframe mockup of the cloud server farms used by providers What are the pros and cons of cloud servers as opposed to onsite ones? Cloud servers and services have long been touted as the ultimate server solution for both individuals and businesses. For one, their upfront costs are substantially lower than buying a server, and for another they come with their own infrastructure (a secured […] August 22, 2023
Blog / How much life does your computer hardware have left? old computer hardware in need of replacement Waiting for computer hardware to break is bad replacement policy. Although it’s rarely top-of-mind at the time, we all typically consider how long a product will last, even if we never calculate a precise time length or put it into words. That’s all fine and dandy for private life, but it’s a different story when […] August 15, 2023
Blog / A Refresher On Canada’s Antispam Legislation (CASL) CASL concept Understanding CASL rules can save you plenty of headaches. As regular readers know by now, compliance is a huge part of the cybersecurity domain or job scope. Yes, there’s plenty of patching and updating firewalls for ransom/malware protection, but pretty much every business today offers some kind of online payment program or collects private information, […] August 01, 2023
Blog / Changes to Privacy Legislation are on their way. Understand where you are now versus where the regulations are going. Long time readers will know that we like to sometimes discuss privacy and security legislation. For example, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS) regulations come up periodically, which is a set of rules that applies to organizations that accept plastic for payment, […] July 18, 2023
Blog / Is your new hardware compatible with your environment? Planning ahead will help you avoid significant issues. The first part of any change project is planning what needs to be done, including the materials needed, additional fees or licenses that need to be paid, and any modifications to your existing setup to make it all work. It doesn’t matter if you’re putting in a […] July 11, 2023
Blog / Resetting Passwords Properly Resetting Passwords Resetting passwords can be dangerous when done wrong. Staying modern and on top of trends is important in any profession, but particularly cybersecurity. Situations can develop quickly, as quickly as computers can process things sometimes, so it’s important to be as prepared as possible by actively seeking out reports on attacks, exploit campaigns, and any […] July 04, 2023
Blog / Two Key Components of Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Signal Image Getting Wi-Fi policies right is just as important as setting it up securely. It wasn’t that long ago that having a wireless network in your business was a novel rarity, but nowadays? Not having wireless everywhere in your business is just rare as having it used to be. Much like email, Wi-Fi has become ubiquitous, even though […] June 13, 2023
Blog / Device Drivers A video card as an example of device drivers What are device drivers and why are they important? We’ve all been there at some point; we go to perform some task on our computer, either exotic or mundane, and it fails. Then up pops one of those inscrutable error codes that look like English but read like Latin. The technobabble makes mention of something […] April 06, 2023
Blog / The Nitty Gritty of Service Level Agreements (SLAs) SLAs conceptualized as a blue button on a keyboard We take a peek at some of the lesser known details of SLAs. Service level agreements (also known as SLAs) aren’t a particularly new concept, though in case you’re unaware, they layout the services, costs, and time frames for rectifying problems, among other things. They’re used to help ensure both sides understand exactly what to […] March 23, 2023
Blog / Three Main Benefits of Cloud Backups for Businesses Cloud backups concept in gray and white Plus a bonus cybersecurity perk of cloud backups! The existence of the Cloud is a relatively new development compared with the need to backup data. Prior to the widespread adoption of the internet, data backups were generally kept in case of physical failure and corruption on devices, and were kept on premises using physical storage […] March 09, 2023

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