• Critical Update From Microsoft: Remote Desktop Services

    Critical Update From Microsoft: Remote Desktop Services

    Impacted Systems: Windows Server 2003 Windows XP Windows7 Windows Server 2008 Nonimpacted Systems: Windows 10 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2019 If you are still using Windows Server 2003 or XP, Windows 7, Windows 2008 R2, or Windows 2008 you could be in trouble. A wormable virus may be coming your way. The virus is […]
  • What Is PII, Non-PII, and Personal Data?

    What Is PII, Non-PII, and Personal Data?

    Data security becomes more important with each passing year. It’s important to have a good understanding of the terms that both governments and the information security industry use. Understanding these terms will help you lead your organization to comply with today’s regulations as well as whatever new regulations are coming down the pike. Today we’ll […]
  • Evaluating Digital Transformation Efforts

    Evaluating Digital Transformation Efforts

    Today’s businesses are nearly all in a period of transition. If you aren’t old enough to have lived it, all you need to do is stream a few episodes of just about any ’90s sitcom to realize that business has changed at an overwhelming pace since then. This change continues today. Companies are all at […]
  • Does Cloud Migration Have To Be Difficult?

    Does Cloud Migration Have To Be Difficult?

    Is migrating to the cloud as difficult as it sounds? Or is there a way to plan around the common pitfalls and raise the likelihood of a painless migration?
  • Happy Mother’s Day!

    Happy Mother’s Day!

    May 12th is Mother’s Day – what are your plans to mark the occasion? Flowers? A special meal? A day out with the kids?   Whatever your plans are, take some time this Sunday to celebrate all of the mothers in your life, not just your own. And if this is your day? The Compunet InfoTech […]
  • Malware attack hits US accounting firms

    Malware attack hits US accounting firms

    A major accounting software and cloud services company has been hit by malware, affecting their many clients across the US. Wolters Kluwer, a major provider of tax accounting software and cloud services, has been hit by malware. The many financial software services they offer to clients across the country have been down since Monday, May […]
  • AI Is One of the Top Challenges for Vancouver Law Firms

    AI Is One of the Top Challenges for Vancouver Law Firms

    The top challenge for law firms is no longer legal -- it's technical in nature. Is your firm ready to adopt artificial intelligence for the future of practicing law?
  • What Is Open Source Software?

    What Is Open Source Software?

    For today’s tech blog we’re going to discuss open source software. What is it, and how is it different from other types of software? In simple terms, open source software is a term for any program whose source code has been publicly released, allowing for others to modify it however they like. Software Types It’s […]
  • 5 Must-Know Microsoft Outlook Hacks

    5 Must-Know Microsoft Outlook Hacks

    Take a minute to pull out your phone. How many email notifications are staring at you? 100? 3,000? More? Drowning in email is no way to live—or to conduct business. An out-of-control personal email account can cause plenty of problems, like missed bill payments. Even worse, an out-of-control business email account can be disastrous. No […]
  • How Can You Save Money With The Cloud?

    How Can You Save Money With The Cloud?

    Cloud computing transformed the way companies approached their infrastructure. You’re not locked into using on-site resources only. Instead, you have access to a range of cloud-based service providers. It’s common knowledge that the cloud saves businesses money, but you may be wondering about the specifics of how that works and how to get the best […]
  • Canada Taking Facebook to Court

    Canada Taking Facebook to Court

    On Thursday, April 25, 2019, notable news broke that Canada is taking Facebook to court. Daniel Therrien, Canada’s federal privacy commissioner, gave a joint news conference with Michael McEvoy, the information and privacy commissioner for British Columbia. In this announcement, Therrien asserted that the existing accountability requirement enshrined in Canadian law, while meaningful, “is not sufficient […]
  • Four Amazing Tips on Using iPhones and iPads in Your Business

    Four Amazing Tips on Using iPhones and iPads in Your Business

    Coordinating interactions between office staff and remote workers can be challenging. One way you can cut through a lot of the confusion that arises when trying to keep everything in sync is by leveraging your worker’s iPad and iPhone devices. It is a way of using something that is already in their arsenal at a […]