A lot has been made recently about cybersecurity, and for many people it has caused them to alter the way they go about doing things. With more people more cognizant of their individual data privacy, and how to combat phishing and other social engineering attempts,...
Fighting Fire with Fire: Automating Cybersecurity
When it comes to cybersecurity, automation can benefit many of your processes and protections. Let’s review how automation can be used to protect your business, and by extension, your livelihood. One of the major cybersecurity concerns of today is how attacks are now...
Understanding the Motives of Hackers
The term “hacker” has firmly become a part of the public lexicon, thanks largely in part to pop culture and its liberal use of the term. However, the use of the term so frequently has effectively diluted its meaning to “someone good with computers.” In order to keep...
Are You Properly Securing Your Server Room?
Your servers are critical to the successful performance of your business’ technology. As a result, it is important that you do everything you can to keep them secured. Here, we’ve assembled some basic security practices to start you off. Permission-Based Access...
Global News: Government of Nunavut falls victim to ransomware attack
The Government of Nunavut has fallen victim to a cyberattack, officials say. In a tweet posted Saturday night, Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq said the government’s IT system had been hacked “early this morning” by a “virus” that had “targeted public services.” In a...
Why Every Business (But Especially Yours) Should Leverage Modern IT
More businesses with fewer than 100 employees are planning to adopt new technologies that aren’t, according to the 2020 State of IT report released by Spiceworks. If you aren’t among them, there are a few reasons that you should be. Here, we’ll review those reasons,...
Phishing is a Major Threat
Fishing - a jerk on one end of a line waiting for a jerk on the other end.Phishing - very similar to fishing, but much more consequential. While the word phishing is humorous and relatable due to it being derived from the word “fishing”, the consequences of falling...
3 Ontario Hospitals hit by ransomware
Hackers have crippled the computer systems of three Ontario hospitals in recent weeks, prompting concern about the type of malicious software used and whether more facilities may be at risk. The malware, known as "Ryuk," attacks computer networks but remains invisible...
Woodstock Ontario city targeted by ransomware
First published September 23, 2019, The City of Woodstock and the Woodstock Police Service are both suffering cyber attacks. Woodstock’s top administrator, David Creery, confirmed the city had a network breach early Saturday, September 21 around 4 a.m. when a virus...
Watch Out for the One Percent
Do you know the phrase, “Locks only keep out the honest?” The idea is that even though you lock your doors, there is only a thin layer of glass and good intentions stopping a criminal from entering your home through a window. Cybersecurity is a lot like that, and...