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Recently we wrote an article about the dramatic increase in cyber attacks on municipalities. When government-run IT infrastructures are hacked it can impact the normal functions of city utilities, libraries, fire departments, emergency services, local law enforcement, and … the community’s citizens. Cybersecurity breaches like these also hamper the working

In the past, we have written a lot of articles about cyber threats to SMBs, but the number of attacks on municipalities has increased so dramatically recently that we would be remiss if we didn’t address it. Both the number of attacks and the frequency have skyrocketed to the point

It seems that our fearless leader, Brett Gallant, is stopped on a regular basis – at the grocery store, gas station, pharmacy – and asked some form of this same question: Are cyber attacks really as bad as you make them out to be?  His answer? No. They’re worse.  But

Recently a client reached out to us asking how he should respond to a comment that was posted on one of his blogs. To protect the client’s privacy, we have changed the name of the blog and removed the links that were corrupt. Other than that, this is exactly what

Recently, our fearless leader, Brett Gallant of Adaptive Office Solutions, shared a video about the importance of backups as part of your cyber security plan. A client of his called in a panic. They’d lost most of the 2022 email exchanges for an important individual in the company.  Most people

As you know, Rogers, one of Canada’s biggest telecom operators, recently experienced massive outages nationwide, which denied internet access to 10 million wireless subscribers and 2.25 million retail internet subscribers. The interruption, Rogers’ second in 15 months, drew fury from Canadians and lead to calls for the government to expand

Effective cyber security plans require a multi-layered approach. In the past, most businesses relied on anti-virus software as their sole protection. Adding a firewall was considered to be “going the extra mile.” To say that won’t cut it anymore is the understatement of the century. What does a multi-layered cyber

Recently, a U.S. bank acknowledged a 2nd cyber attack that happened less than a year after the first one. Combined, the two attacks led to the theft of data from nearly 3 million customers.  Although there was an investigation after the first ransomware attack, it isn’t clear it included a

As you probably know by now, Brett Gallant – our fearless leader at Adaptive Office solutions – is passionate about cyber security. With the way he talks, writes, and posts about it, you would think he’s a man in love. Unfortunately, it’s more complicated than that.  The reason Brett keeps

Whether you’re a SMB or the head of a SMF (Small to Medium-sized Family) Cyber Security awareness and training should be a top priority. Every single device that connects to the internet poses a cyber security threat, including that innocent-looking coffee maker you rely on every morning.  Cyber awareness and