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Keep a Close Eye on These Top Tech Trends in 2025

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Keep a Close Eye on These Top Tech Trends in 2025

As IT leaders gear up for all that 2025 may hold for the industry, Info-Tech Research Group highlights its most impactful 2024 trends reports and research to provide fresh guidance on navigating an exponentially evolving technological landscape. From generative AI and quantum computing to talent strategies and cybersecurity, the firm’s insights are designed to help […]

Simple Ways to Protect Your Home Business from Online Threats

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Simple Ways to Protect Your Home Business from Online Threats

Most home businesses are run on personal devices, such as a computer, laptop, tablet and smartphone. They don’t have an IT department or private network. That means it’s up to you to protect your home business from online threats. Luckily, it isn’t difficult or expensive to do and the peace of mind is priceless.

Study: Canadian Businesses Need a GenAI Strategy

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Study: Canadian Businesses Need a GenAI Strategy

About 60 per cent of Canadian organizations that have adopted AI, have limited to no AI strategy in place to guide deployment, risks and expected value. Reducing and automating tasks is the top GenAI use case amongst Canadian businesses, followed by drafting and editing documents. Improved quality of product (54 per cent) and a decreased […]

10 Questions to Ask Your Web Host About Cyber Security

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10 Questions to Ask Your Web Host About Cyber Security

Not everyone who owns an online business is a techie, let alone a cyber security expert. In fact, most of us know two basic things; our website must be online and it must be secure. We understand we have an ethical responsibility to protect consumers, just as we expect to be protected when we shop […]

How Small Businesses Can Prevent Ransomware Encryption

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How Small Businesses Can Prevent Ransomware Encryption

With the widespread ransom attacks in the news, the world has become painfully aware of the havoc encrypted ransomware can cause. It has infected the PC’s, Macs, mobile devices, networks and servers of both individuals and businesses of all sizes. There are many versions of ransomware, including Jaff, Locky, Sage, Cerber, Spora, Cryptoblock, SamSam, Findzip, […]

Canadian Ecommerce Cybersecurity Challenges and Tips

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Canadian Ecommerce Cybersecurity Challenges and Tips

Canadian businesses in ecommerce are struggling to deal with cybercrime, just like other online businesses around the world. Our situation is unique because of our relatively recent entry into the world of digital commerce. Many businesses were slow to embrace online sales in this country, in spite of the high demand for it from Canadian […]

Canada-Wide Internet Outage Will Cost Almost $600M PER DAY

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Canada-Wide Internet Outage Will Cost Almost $600M PER DAY

What would we do if we lost our internet connection for a long period of time? It’s practically unfathomable in today’s connected world. However, events over the past few years have taught us the unthinkable DOES happen and the devastation it can cause for unprepared Canadian small businesses. The most critical lesson we learned is […]

Ecommerce and Online Sales Fraud Prevention in Canada

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Ecommerce and Online Sales Fraud Prevention in Canada

Fraudulent online transactions are the dark side of ecommerce. The Internet is the “wild West” of fraud, in a world that has otherwise become more secure at the offline payment level. It has become a point of easier access, without signatures, PIN numbers and chips. While security measures are beginning to catch up, the dynamic […]

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