Category: Operations
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Crime Stoppers Warns QR Codes Are Being Used in a Variety of Scams
Crime Stoppers is sounding the alarm over a new way scammers are trying to separate you from your money. According to Crime Stoppers, scammers have been creating fake QR codes and planting them at restaurants, shops, and even parking machines. Instead of taking you to a menu or checkout, the fake QR code downloads malware…
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Top 10 Email Etiquette Mistakes
Email has been around for a long time, and by 2019, over a third of the worldwide population will be using email. Sadly, even with such wide popularity, not many people are familiar with general email etiquette. No, I’m not talking about things such as ‘don’t write in CAPITALS’ or proofreading your language. They are…
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2021 saw record number of phishing attempts in Canada: CIRA
By Bradly Shankar @bradshankar – MobileSyrup The CIRA (Canadian Internet Registration Authority) has released new findings detailing the rise of cyber crime attempts in Canada in 2021. In the second edition of its Canadian Shield Insights report, the CIRA notes that recorded phishing blocks quadrupled between the first and fourth quarter of 2021. Between October…
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shawcsIT Achieves N-able MSP Elite Partner Status
Shaw Computer Systems Inc. (shawcsIT), a Peterborough, Ontario-based Information Technology managed service provider has been recognized in the N-able Elite MSP partner program. Introduced in 2009, the MSP Elite Partner Program consists of N-able’s top-performing MSPs. Designated as the MSP Elite, this exclusive community of channel partners works closely with N-able to provide, thought leadership,…
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Password Policies are Changing
Password policies have been changing to keep up with all the changes over the past few years. Computer processing speeds have increased which makes cracking passwords easier. Hackers are better at the psychological-side of tricking users to revel their passwords. “Best Practices” are always reacting to the latest environment, yet many companies and users alike…
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Why Using POP3 / IMAP Email is Bad for Your Business
Email is email, but not all email services are the same. In the past, many company email systems used the POP protocol, which downloaded emails on to the hard drive of a computer. If the hard drive died, it took all your emails with it. It also worked on only one device, so you couldn’t…
