Case Study: Copperfin Credit Union transforms backup and recovery operations with Stage2Data and Cohesity

Data loss as a result of, amongst others, cybercrime, hardware and software failures and human error is a major concern for organizations of all sizes. It can disrupt the day-to-day operations of any information-based business. Additionally, it remains a challenge to ensure that backups occur on a timely, scheduled basis. Copperfin Credit Union, Northwestern Ontario’s largest locally … Read more

Need Office 365 backup? Here are 3 reasons why you should consider Cohesity

Businesses everywhere are grappling with the challenge of moving to the cloud. The Microsoft Office 365 platform has certainly simplified the delivery and efficiency of productivity tools to remote workers; however, research suggests that its widespread adoption is also creating data-exposure issues that should be identified and fixed. Even with software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform providers such … Read more

Cybersecurity in the evolving cyber threat landscape: Five of the latest trends and predictions

It’s a fact that organizations are increasingly relying on the Internet for daily activities. This combined with the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift to remote work following public health physical distancing guidelines. As we’re gearing up for the second quarter of 2021, still not out of the woods with the COVID-19 pandemic, we take … Read more

Certify, screen and test: Key considerations when devising a return-to-work plan

Returning employees to the workplace amid COVID-19 is not as simple as just announcing the reopening or setting a return-to-work date. It will also not be business as usual. Not only will most workplaces be changed initially, but some of these changes may continue for the foreseeable future and long after the perceived finish line … Read more

Don’t let a good crisis go to waste: 3 Reasons to rethink your health and safety policies amid COVID-19

Since the beginning of the pandemic, many things have changed in the way we run the operations of our businesses, welcome or not. Businesses that are currently open or preparing to re-open and return employees and essential visitors to the workplace must remain mindful of their obligations to implement and enforce the necessary measures to … Read more

New Guide Launch: 3 Must-knows to limit the spread of coronavirus at the workplace

Globally, governments are either planning to or have already relaxed some COVID-19 restrictions to enable more businesses to re-open. This also inevitably means more employees are heading back to the office.  A CRETech survey estimates that by the end of the first quarter of 2021, 60% of employees of will be back at work. While … Read more

Remote Work Challenges: Failure to implement, regulate or adhere to security policies

Remote work presents unique information security challenges since remote work environments don’t usually have the same or comparable safeguards to the office. When employees are at the office, they are working behind layers of preventive security controls. While not perfect, it is harder to make a security mistake while at the office. However, when devices … Read more

UNDER PRESSURE: Rethinking cybersecurity for the new normal

Whether you consider COVID-19 as a forced shift in the way organizations operate or merely an event that has accelerated a trend that was already underway, it’s clear that remote work will be with us for the foreseeable future. As a result, businesses are rapidly embracing cloud and automation technologies to facilitate increased levels of … Read more

Remote Work Challenges: Remote working and data privacy compliance

Some 1.5 billion people are estimated to be working remotely. This means that employees are accessing an increasing volume of personal and often sensitive data outside the office to perform their duties while also complying with social distancing measures. With many organizations rushing to implement new remote working strategies, data protection can be overlooked, with … Read more

Remote Work Challenges: IT and cybersecurity risks

According to SHRM’s COVID-19 Business Index, almost three-quarters of US employees are currently working from home and globally, 25 to 30% of the workforce are estimated to continue working from home by the end of 2021 and post-COVID-19 according to Global Workplace Analytics. In fact, according to Gallup Research, more than half of the office … Read more