Insider Threats Are Getting More Dangerous! Here’s How To Stop Them
One of the most difficult types of attacks to detect are those performed by insiders. An “insider” would be anyone that has legitimate access to your company network and data. This would be via a login or other authorized connection. Because insiders have authorized...
Small Business Are Attacked By Hackers 3X More Than Larger Ones
Have you felt more secure from cyberattacks because you have a smaller business? Maybe you thought that you couldn’t possibly have anything that a hacker could want? Didn’t think they even knew about your small business. Well, a new report by cybersecurity firm...
What are the best ways to give an older PC new life?
Purchasing a new computer is a big investment. Many small businesses and home PC owners end up struggling with older systems because they want to get as many years out of them as possible. Have you found yourself banging on your keyboard in frustration? Have you tried...
5 things you should never do on your work PC
Whether you work remotely or in an office, the line between personal and work tasks can become blurred when working on your company computer. If you’re in front of a computer for most of your time during work, then it’s not unusual to get attached to your desktop PC....
Why Protecting Your Printers From Cybercrime Is A Must (And 8 Tips For Improving Printer Security)
PRINTING DEVICES ARE OFTEN OVERLOOKED WHEN IT COMES TO SECURITY. BUT THE REALITY IS, CYBERCRIMINALS CAN HACK YOUR PRINTER TO GET CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Your printer is probably the last piece of computer equipment you thought needed protection from cybercriminals....
What is a Rubber Ducky Attack and Why you Need to Know About It
Back in the good old pre-COVID days, I loved to attend every single IT conference or event I could in person, and the swag you'd get was always super cool - including those very nice USB memory sticks with promotional materials or catalogs. The thing is, most of us...
I Installed Windows 11 in a virtual machine and So Far, So Good!
Now that the dust has settled and Microsoft is posting more information about the Windows 11's hardware requirements, I decided to give it a try myself. First thing I did was to make sure I could install on a virtual machine (vm) and sure enough, I could! The...
Tips on Backing Up Your WordPress Site
I teach a WordPress (WP) course at Mohawk College and I love every minute of it! This week we covered WordPress backup, and I wanted to write some quick takeaways that I believe apply to sites any size and purpose: 1) Backup, backup, backup! Everything...
Netflix Phishing Strikes Again
Got the "update payment" phishing email again this morning (it's been a while) - this time from "Netflix", sent to the info account of my business which is not used for any of my personal stuff at all.Goes without saying: 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠!...
Why I do Love AWS
I have been building websites using WordPress for about 10 years now, and have tried many flavours of hosting services both in Canada and the U.S. For years, my go-to hosting was GoDaddy, as they really saved some of my clients' bacon when their sites were...
My Certs
Worked my butt off to get them so I hope you don’t mind if I show off (a bit) 
