What does the EU’s data protection law mean in North America? We’ve been talking recently about the growth of data protection laws, which regulate how you store and use data collected from individuals and businesses with which you interact. In 2018, one of the more significant data protection and breach notification laws was passed in …
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Stopping a data breach is only half the problem A lot of attention is paid in the media to the risks of a cyber attack on an organization’s data- it makes for good headlines. And this isn’t just for good headlines: theft of personal and financial data is very big business. There are victims in …
Avoiding cyber theft is just one side of a problem So, like any responsible business owner, you are exceptionally aware of the risks to your data presented by cyber attacks and online hackers. We hope you are diligently working to constantly take measures to ensure that your customer’s personal data is protected. But have you …
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Seven things that pandemic taught us about data security As workers fled home to handle everything remotely, organizations had to quickly address new threats and questions that were raised about maintaining the integrity and safety of their data. From the IT perspective, the pandemic… Reinforced the need to follow good password hygiene Brought to light …
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Stars of the show: Cloud and VOIP Despite annoying challenges presented by the abrupt shift to the WFH model thanks to the pandemic, there were some tech heroes that saved the day. These two made WFH possible. The cloudThe cloud is that platform whereby you outsource your data storage as well as many of your …
Two reasons to pay attention to software Software matters. What your employees use can impact your firm and your customers. Pay attention. Make rules. New software applicationsIn the pre-pandemic phase, even when companies had staff working from home they were fewer in number and a lot of them even came into the office a couple …
Access matters when things go to **&?)! The COVID-19 pandemic brought a multitude of lessons along with it, on both the personal and professional fronts. From the business perspective, the pandemic turned things upside down across almost every industry. One of the biggest trends that the pandemic brought was remote work. While working from home …
Outsourcing: an overview Outsourcing today simply involves using external entities to handle specific, specialized business functions so that organizations can focus on their core competencies. The idea of seeking outside support for areas that are not core to a business is many decades old. However, seeking support from external providers can make a lot of …
Can you do this at home? Outsourcing HR, real estate portfolio management, tax audits, etc is fairly common nowadays. This whitepaper discusses another function which, when outsourced, can bring greater efficiency and effectiveness to your business’s overall functioning–IT. IT is one of the core functions of any business. There’s no aspect of a business that …
MSPs save money. And you get stuff that matters. Outsourcing has become a fairly common element in business processes today. What started off as a means to cut business costs and take advantage of cheaper resources based offshore has now become an essential part of running a business today. (Its definition doesn’t necessarily include offshore …
