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Cybercrime and working from home: helping remote workers stay safe
Home workers represent one of the biggest vulnerabilities to an organization’s cyber security network. Connected to a home network and without the more comprehensive cyber protection...
Cloud Computing and Its Services
Cloud computing services have revolutionized the way that businesses manage their IT systems. The three main types of cloud computing services, IaaS (infrastructure as a service), PaaS...
COVID-19 Research Takes A Cyber Hit
Russian hackers have been targeting research into a novel coronavirus vaccine in Canada, the US and the UK, according to a joint statement from the cyber security agencies of the three...
Twitter shuts down verified accounts after massive hack compromises the platform
Updated July 31, 2020 - View Update A massive, simultaneous attack on the Twitter accounts of various celebrities, political figures and well-known people took place on Wednesday,...
Is your network ready for digital transformation?
It is hard to overestimate the importance of the digital world for business. According to IDC over 60% of GDP around the world will be digitized by 2022, and every sector and industry will...
What is Cloud Computing?
Cloud computing is not necessarily a new phenomenon. The phrase dates back to the 1990s, and concepts around mainframe sharing go back as far as the 1950s! However in the last two decades...
Stop Random Acts of IT
How to break up with your break/fix internal IT solution. For years, break/fix IT solutions were one of the most important methods of managing IT, particularly for small and medium-sized...
The Dark Web: What Is It and How is CompuVision Making Sure Your Business Isn’t On It
You might have heard of the Dark Web from hacker films or tech thriller TV series, and maybe dismissed it as something for cyber criminals and international arms dealers. But the Dark Web...
Industry Specific Managed Service Needs for Municipalities
Managing IT and digital technology can be a big ask for municipalities. Local governments are having to rely more and more on digital processes and innovative technology for dealing with...
Microsoft Releases Free End-User Security Education Kits
The COVID-19 crisis has fundamentally changed the way organizations and people work, right now but probably for the foreseeable future and beyond. As we’ve mentioned before, a move to more...
Industry Specific Managed Service Needs for the Nonprofits Industry
In order to be successful these days, even nonprofits have to always be looking ahead, and aiming to stay competitive. In order to achieve their real goals, nonprofits need to be able to...
Social Engineering Red Flags
Whenever you think of cyber crime or hacking, you’ll probably think about a bad actor using their technical skills to break down digital defenses, and use technology or coding against you....