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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

Let’s face it, most of us make New Year resolutions that we usually end up abandoning before the end of January. Why? We like to think it’s because the commitments aren’t grounded in what we call “Purpose Driven Goals.” Finding your purpose – also known as the driving force or

As December ushers in the holiday season, movie fans around the world gather around screens – small and large – snuggle under blankets, fill bowls with popcorn, and press play on their favorite Christmas movies of all time.  There are endless choices, of course. Standouts among them, are Miracle on

It’s imperative that individuals and businesses are extra cyber-vigilant during the holiday season. The reason? It’s a busy time of the year, so people are: 1)  less likely to pay attention to details like correct email/text/link sender addresses 2) believe they are expecting a package, and  3) click on links