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![You Don’t Have to Be Hacked to Be Cyber-Breached]()
It’s a widespread misconception that you have to have your PC, mobile device, or network hacked in order to experience a cyber breach. The fact is, hack-jobs account for only 52.6% of cyber breaches, according to Risk Based Security’s “First Nine Months of 2016 Data Breach QuickView Report”. Still technically a majority – and they […]
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![Google My Business Review Links Mean Doing Better Business]()
Asking your satisfied customers to review your business on Google My Business makes extra-good business sense. Especially since roughly 90 percent of potential customers of all kinds of goods and services do online research prior to engaging with a given company. And while it’s not realistic for every business to be able to exact a […]
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![Another Regulation to Add to the Compliance-Readiness List]()
If you’re not already feeling the heat of compliance-regulatory scrutiny, there’s another cybersecurity-related acronym that just joined the list. Add to PCI, SOX, GLB, and HIPAA the European Union General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR. Those of you outside of the EU may be scratching your heads at that and saying, “Well, that doesn’t apply […]
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![Cyber-Criminals Targeting Canadian’s by Posing as Canadian Revenue Agency in Email Phishing Scam]()
North Vancouver’s Compunet Infotech Urges Local Businesses and Individuals Not to be Duped by Latest Online Scam Canadian’s nationwide have been receiving a similar email. The message claims the recipient is entitled to a tax return of some CAD amount. In order to claim it, the recipient must click the embedded link and provide personal […]
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![What to Consider if You’re Thinking About Moving to the Cloud]()
There are many reasons business owners are feeling the pull to migrate to cloud solutions as an answer to their data protection and storage challenges. Many feel that on-premise file servers are an outmoded technology compared to the burgeoning presence of cloud storage and other services which entice with their ease of use and access. […]
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![Compunet Infotech Inc. Excited to be Named to CRN’s Fast Growth 150 List]()
North Vancouver IT Company Receives Distinguished Accolade from Leading Industry Publication NORTH VANCOUVER, BC – October 13th 2016 – Compunet Infotech Inc. has been named to CRN’s Fast Growth 150 List for 2016. Published by the highly respected CRN Magazine, the list ranks the fastest growing solution providers, resellers, technology integrators and IT consultants in […]
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![Enhance Your Computing Life with These Microsoft Outlook Plugins]()
As the top-rated business email client in the land by 2016 estimates, Outlook runs on approximately half a billion devices, or half the Microsoft Office Suite users. If you’re in the mood for something fun and different when it comes to Microsoft Outlook plugins, we’ve found 5 that are fun, practical, and will boost your […]
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![Is Your Password Compromising Your Security?]()
With so many threats to look out for, some business owners make the mistake of thinking that a simple security tactic such as your password is ineffective – but that’s not true. Your password is your first line of defence, keeping hackers and other intruders from accessing devices, resources, and applications that could seriously compromise […]
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![Yet Another Ransomware Attack Has the Cyber Sphere on Edge]()
June 2016 — This time, it was the University of Calgary – a sign that ransomware attackers are increasingly choosing academic institutions as a favorite victim. IT Specialist is calling it a “successful attack,” and certainly it was successful for the ransomware-ists on multiple levels. The University, in acceding to the demands of data-rustling scum […]
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![Canadian Revenue Agency Tax Refund Notice is an Email Phishing Scam]()
It appears at first glance to be legitimate, but on closer inspection and scrutiny it will become evident halfway cyber-savvy that the email messages currently floating around the Net purporting to be from the Canadian Revenue Agency are indeed a phishing scam. The messages claim that the recipient is eligible for a tax refund in […]
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![5 Reasons Why Assessing IT Infrastructure Performance is So Vital]()
It’s something that many companies overlook, but regular performance assessment of IT infrastructure is vital to overall performance and security. Not performing regular system checks of your entire data network is similar to forsaking vehicle maintenance and continuing to drive it on a daily basis. Holistic diagnostic and performance checks will also let you know […]
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![Yahoo Data Theft – A Good Reason to Regularly Change Passwords]()
In case you needed another reason for regularly changing your passwords, the recently-uncovered Yahoo hack of 500 million accounts is probably the reason of the decade so far. The hack and subsequent data theft involving half a billion Yahoo accounts is the largest of its kind – ever. Granted, it is Yahoo, where most people […]
