It’s 9AM Monday morning, and you’re trying to connect to the office from home. You’ve tried multiple times, but you keep getting the same error. Who do you call for support? The IT department or Bob in accounting who seems to know a lot about computers? Your business may have an official or unofficial IT department, but there’s usually a “go-to” person when you need help.
What Is Outsourced IT Exactly?
In short, outsourced IT support is a service that provides assistance with computer technology not managed by an internal member of the company. This includes tasks such as systems administration, technical support, troubleshooting, and the installation and configuration of computer hardware, software, systems, networks, printers, and scanners.
Overall, the manufacturing industry has made good progress in its use of technology in recent years, particular in the areas of accounting, payroll, human resources, estimating, project management, and so on. However, when it comes to cybersecurity, many manufacturing firms have fallen behind the curve.
Overall, the construction industry has made good progress in its use of technology in recent years, particular in the areas of accounting, payroll, human resources, estimating, project management, and so on. However, when it comes to cybersecurity, many construction firms have fallen behind the curve.
June 10, 2022
A contractor to the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) based in Montreal, Quebec, has reportedly suffered a devastating cyberattack.
Earlier this week the DND confirmed reports that its contractor, CMC Electronics, had alerted the government that it has been the victim of "cyber breach related incident.
Microsoft announced yesterday that they had discovered a security vulnerability in older versions of Windows that could allow a hacker to access the computer without any user action required. This is covered under advisory CVE-2019-0708.
Affected versions:
Windows XP
Windows 7
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2008
Unaffected versions:
Windows 10
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019
Due to the far-reaching affects of this vulnerability, Microsoft has taken the unusual step of releasing updates for versions of Windows that have been outside mainstream support for several years (e.g. Windows XP and Windows Server 2003).
Have There Been Any Attacks Yet?
As of the writing of this post Microsoft says they have not seen any evidence of attacks against this serious security vulnerability.
Most small and midsize business (SMB) owners exist in a bubble of blissful ignorance. They focus on the day-to-day operations of their organization, driving growth, facilitating hiring and guiding marketing, without a single thought given to the security of the computer networks these processes depend on.
We've all heard about the massive cyber breaches that have been reported in the news over the past year, which have made a lot of people nervous, and rightly so.
The Government of Canada has released its long-awaited update to the national cyber security strategy, which is designed to better protect Canadians from cyber crime, quickly respond to emerging threats, and provide protection for critical government and private sector systems.
Today’s small and midsize businesses (SMBs) have an uneasy relationship with technology – even if they don’t realize it yet. As the marketplace reaches new heights of complexity and speed, and consumers migrate to cyberspace en masse to make their buying decisions, SMBs are responding in turn.