Cybersecurity Checklist for Canadian SMBs: What to Review Before Year-End
A cybersecurity checklist helps Canadian SMBs find gaps, confirm compliance, and start the new year with stronger control. It brings key tasks into one place so teams can review systems, access, backups, training, and data rules before budgets close and new...
Cybersecurity Incident Response Plan: What to Do in the First 24 Hours After a Cyber Attack
The IBM 2025 Cost of a Data Breach Report shows that breaches that take longer than 200 days to identify and contain cost about $5.01 million on average. The same report points out that faster detection and containment correlate with lower costs. The first day after a...
Why Do Toronto Businesses Struggle With Overcoming Resistance to New Technology?
Overcoming resistance to new technology starts with understanding why people hesitate to change. Employees often resist new tools when adoption feels confusing, risky, or rushed. For Toronto SMBs, the issue isn’t the technology itself—it’s the lack of communication,...
The True Cost of Downtime for Toronto Small Businesses
A brief system freeze or Wi-Fi drop may seem minor, but for many small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Toronto, it can quickly become a costly issue. Point-of-sale stalls, staff sit idle, and customers can’t reach you. The cost of downtime for small businesses...
7 Signs Your Legacy Tech Is a Serious IT Risk and Compliance Threat
For many small and mid-sized businesses, legacy systems continue to run day-to-day operations. At first glance, keeping familiar tools may seem like a cost-effective approach. However, beneath the surface, outdated IT systems often harbour hidden IT risk and...
The SMB Cybersecurity Playbook: Your Step-by-Step Guide for Immediate Action
From boutique law firms on Bay Street to local nonprofits and manufacturers in the GTA, small and medium-sized businesses are increasingly under siege from cyber threats. In recent years, Toronto has seen a sharp rise in cyberattacks targeting SMBs, often exploiting...
How to Choose the Right IT Company in Toronto: 7 Questions to Ask Before You Sign a Contract
Choosing an IT company in Toronto isn’t as simple as comparing service lists or picking the biggest name on Google. With numerous providers offering similar technology solutions, it can be challenging to determine who will deliver value, security, and...
What Does a vCIO Do? A Guide for Toronto Businesses
Small and midsize businesses (SMBs) in Toronto are under growing pressure to stay competitive, secure, and compliant as technology becomes more central to daily operations. For many, traditional IT support—fixing what's broken—is no longer enough. What these companies...
Understanding Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery for SMBs
How Prepared Is Your Business for the Worst-Case Scenario? What if your entire IT system went down—right now—for an hour, a day, or even a week? Imagine the phones are silent, customer orders are frozen, payroll is stuck, and there is no access to your files or...
Session Token Theft: Why MFA Isn’t Enough to Stop This Growing Threat
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is widely seen as the gold standard in cybersecurity. For many small and mid-sized businesses, especially those relying on Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace, enabling MFA authentication feels like a critical win in protecting against...
Email Migration Best Practices: Make the Switch to Office 365 Simple and Stress-Free
For small and mid-sized businesses, email is the backbone of communication. A reliable email system is essential to daily operations, whether closing deals, supporting customers, or coordinating teams. But what happens when it’s time to switch email platforms? Maybe...
Windows 10 End of Life: What It Means for Your Business and How to Prepare
Microsoft has officially announced the end of support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. After this date, the widely used operating system will no longer receive Microsoft security updates, patches, or technical assistance, leaving businesses that continue to use it...