Coleman Technologies Blog

Windows 11 Release Date and New Features to Expect

Microsoft is on the verge of rolling out Windows 11, a new operating system (OS) tipped to revolutionize the world of computing. In a June 24 event, the CEO, Satya Nadella, was kind enough to give a teaser of what to expect from the new release. Some areas (which we'll discuss in detail below) that he touched on include:

YouTube is implementing a minor but crucial change that could see some of your videos on the platform being unavailable to the general public. The change affects all Unlisted videos uploaded to the platform prior to its 2017 security update. YouTube says it will make all such videos Private unless their owners take action. The company announced the change recently on its official blog and said that it will directly notify you if your video will be impacted.

Understanding the Value of Office Protect

Let's face it; any business that leverages technology solutions like workflow tools and productivity suites are vulnerable to cyberattacks. Cyber threat actors are constantly working around the clock to target unsuspecting businesses and compromise their confidential data by launching such attacks as ransomware, phishing, denial-of-service, business email compromise, and more.

This Construction Firm’s IT Company Was Charging Them Too Much For Too Little — That’s Why They Switched To Coleman Technologies
Despite how much they were paying for their IT support, this construction firm was dealing with poor system performance, vulnerable data continuity, and they even suffered a major data breach. That’s why they chose to partner with Coleman Technologies instead.

6 Reasons Abbotsford Businesses are Compromised by a Data Breach

Data breaches, ransomware, and cyberattacks: you may have heard more about them in the news lately than ever before, and with good reason. Not only are cyberattacks on the rise, but hackers have also recently breached a number of big businesses that have caused challenges both locally and around the world.

Why Does Your Lower Mainland Business Need Security For Microsoft 365?

Did you know that Microsoft 365 is one of the most popular targets for cybercriminals, attracting both amateur attackers and advanced persistent threat (APT) groups? According to a Vectra study, 96% of Microsoft 365 customers sampled exhibited lateral behaviors. That's a huge proportion, considering that Microsoft Office 365 is a worldwide productivity suite of applications and services trusted by over 250 million users.

5 Reasons Langley Businesses Are Compromised by A Data Breach (And How to Avoid It)

Acclaimed cybersecurity reports indicate that data breaches aimed at small business enterprises are at an all-time high. Business owners have been forced to take a more proactive role in helping safeguard their Langley BC businesses against malicious cyberattacks. Still, movement to the cloud and the increased use of web-based tools makes it hard to protect the business from all forms of attack. The increased sophistication and maliciousness of these attacks have made a solid investment into cybersecurity more paramount.

Email Migrations To Microsoft 365

The computing power in the cloud is breathtaking. Unlike most on-premise technologies that are costly, unreliable, insecure, and unscalable, cloud services are the exact opposite. They lower IT costs, enhance productivity, bolster security, increase business agility, among other benefits. No wonder businesses and IT leaders worldwide are grappling with replacing the "slowly dying" on-premise technologies with cloud services and applications.

The Importance of Testing Data Backup and Recovery Systems

Data backup protects a business from catastrophic data loss resulting from hardware failures, natural disasters, cybersecurity attacks, system outages, or network disruptions. Backing up data involves replicating it and storing it in different places. Such as the cloud, backup servers, and dedicated backup devices. This way, you can recover your data and information from a previous state and time in case of system outages. However, the efficiency and effectiveness of data backup are reduced drastically when you do not test them regularly and routinely. Data backup and recovery testing is the process of assessing the effectiveness of the systems, procedures, and methods that a company uses to replicate, store, and retrieve data in times of need.