Given how urgently Ontario and other Canadian provinces had to be locked down by their respective governments due to the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations had to rush the implementation of their remote work policies. Many launched an “execute first, troubleshoot later” strategy — and now, it appears there is a lot to address, especially when it comes to cybersecurity.
There’s a general perception among Canadian business owners and managers that ransomware attacks are get-rich-quick schemes — and this appears to be pretty accurate. For instance, in December 2019, hackers ran off with over a million dollars in one ransom payment by an unnamed Canadian insurance company.
Servers have become an essential tool for many businesses. They manage and keep business data secure, and improve workplace productivity. However, overburdening your servers causes their operating temperatures to rise, which can lead to reduced server reliability and data loss.
Many businesses fail to realize how ubiquitous and game-changing VoIP is, and as a result, they stay stuck on legacy phone systems. Staying put should no longer be an option, especially if your company is serious about seizing future opportunities. Read on to learn how VoIP can improve your communications.
In the past few months, the pandemic has driven businesses to utilize every tool available to them to keep operations going. This largely meant deploying cloud-based solutions that can support remote work setups and connect multilocational workers.
When it comes to the cloud, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are often presented with the choice of either a private or a public cloud. But there is a third option — a hybrid cloud. And this is the choice that provides SMBs with greater flexibility.
No business continuity plan is perfect. Each plan has risks that can result in your business’s failure if not taken into account from the start. But don’t blame it all on your managed IT services provider (MSP) — often, a system’s design has loopholes to start with.
Business owners are becoming more aware of the damaging effects of data loss. Companies now realize that without safe and reliable data backup, important business information can fall into the wrong hands or be lost forever. Fortunately, Windows 10 offers easy-to-use tools like File History and OneDrive.
Most managed IT services providers (MSPs) promise “proactive” cybersecurity consulting. All businesses embrace the idea of preventing cyberattacks and data breaches before they happen, and MSPs themselves would much rather brainstorm safeguards than troubleshoot time-sensitive downtime events.
Canada is known as a developed nation that’s peaceful and stable. But this doesn’t mean that our prosperous country doesn’t face its own catastrophes. We’ve experienced ice storms, forest fires, blizzards, and floods. And the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has and continues to affect Canada in ways that can’t even be measured yet.
