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The internet has become a part of our everyday lives. But many people don't realize that the internet can be a harmful place for both individuals and companies. The dark web is one facet of the internet that can compromise our sensitive data — and it's important to be mindful of what it is and how it can impact us.

Data backups protect 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.

In recent years, cloud-based productivity suites have become more and more popular with businesses of all sizes, in a wide and varied range of industries. It's the type of solution that has something to offer everyone.

Cloud-based technologies, in general, are changing the way users like you view the capabilities of their technology — especially Microsoft 365.

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Tip #1 - Maintain Awareness at all Times

Cybersecurity threats are attacking your inbox every day. Your spam filters and antivirus software screens out most viruses, but dangerous emails with pop-ups try to entice you to click on a link or button. Security Magazine estimates business costs from cyberattacks will reach $20 billion by 2021.

This blog post may be the most important article you read today. It discusses a sensitive subject you cannot ignore. In fact, it may save you thousands of dollars. We’re talking about ransomware. Now you may think that ransomware isn’t an overwhelming problem, but unfortunately, this couldn’t be further from the truth. In today’s digital world, businesses across Canada are experiencing more and more cyberattacks every year, with the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) reporting 30 million accounts affected by breaches between 2019-2020, a figure that’s double the previous year.

Coleman Technologies Helps Make Remote Working Safer and More Productive

Even just one year ago, working from home was a fairly boutique concept. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has, out of necessity, taken remote working from a fringe idea to the mainstream. According to an August Gallup study, 13% of telecommuters and 5% of all workers in 2019 said that they worked from home 20 days per month, while 2020 figures have increased to 45% and 22%, respectively.

If you haven’t taken the time to go through and update your passwords lately, particularly the one protecting your Google account, you should do so… despite it undeniably being a pain. After all, Google serves various purposes and is attached to many accounts for most. Considering the number of data breaches and other cybersecurity issues this potentially contributes to, you will want to ensure your Google account is properly locked down.

Businesses of all sizes have been able to successfully overcome operational challenges by rethinking and adapting the technology they utilize. Let’s consider a huge example and look at what The Lego Group (as in the building blocks) has done to address some of their technological challenges with improved solutions—as well as how your business can do the same.

Information technology is a critical tool for many businesses today, which means \\it is crucial that your IT is compliant to a few key best practices. Let’s go over these practices so that you have a roadmap to ensure that your operations can remain secure and productive.

Your business’ software is one of its critical assets, so it really can’t also host many risks to your security and business continuity. Therefore, keeping your software up-to-date and fully patched should be a priority. Let’s go over what patch management entails and why it is so important.