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Most of our recent articles have been about cyber attacks as a whole, but we felt it was time to address different types of cyber attacks individually. We feel it’s important to do a deep dive into an explanation of each type of cyber attack: A definition of a a

We all know that Covid upended our lives in countless ways. In addition to the health risks associated with the pandemic, the risks to businesses (and the labor force) increased exponentially.  The threats, personally and professionally, were so new that society as a whole had to learn on the go,

The advent of cloud technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the Internet of Things (IoTs), ushered in a tidal wave of new and exciting technological advances, but their popularity also created new, unlimited ways to be hacked. Adding to cyber security risks, was the unprecedented shift from traditional office settings to

During a team meeting with Brett Gallant of Adaptive Office Solutions, he mentioned a fact that lingered with the rest of us… Hackers can be inside a business infrastructure for months without anyone knowing.  Soon after Brett headed out for a cyber security meeting, the rest of us lingered in

As cyber security specialists, the team at Adaptive Office Solutions knows firsthand how vulnerable SMBs are to cyberattacks. In fact, a few years ago, Brett Gallant – Adaptive’s founder and CEO – had to make a VERY difficult decision… Offer more affordable cyber protection plans that provided minimum protection, or

Recently, Brett Gallant, Adaptive’s curious leader, used a program called ChatGPT to see if A.I. could create an original bedtime story that he could read to his kids. After logging into the platform, he simply entered… Bedtime story: The Mouse That Saved the Day.  Within seconds the software created a

At Adaptive Office Solutions we’ve seen all sorts of cyber attacks, but nothing boils our blood more than hackers who target infrastructures that affect the lives of children.  We’ve written about how a school lunch provider hacked into the website of a competitor and downloaded student information, including meal preferences,

The business culture in North America has morphed over the last decade, to the point that it’s almost impossible to imagine going back to the way things used to be. In the past, there used to be what is now called, a “silo mentality” in older organizational structures. For example,

Being cyber security experts we know that most cyber attacks aren’t reported to authorities. That means the public has no way of really understanding which companies, associations, or individuals have been targeted. As such, most small to medium businesses tend to think cyber criminals will target larger, more profitable businesses.

Recently, Brett Gallant, Adaptive’s fearless leader, made a short video about the staggering cost of a cyber attack for the parent company of the Sobeys grocery store chain – a whopping $25 million dollars. According to excerpts from a recent article by the CBC, they wrote, “Empire estimates that the