A rash of security breaches at web marketer Epsilon, LinkedIn and Twitter prompted an interesting article in the San Jose Mercury News where journalist Steve Johnson claims that experts are saying that too little is being done to prevent cybercrooks from walking away with handfuls of credit card numbers, corporate trade secrets and other sensitive…

Everyone has a love-hate relationship with their cell phone provider. This is a common story across Canada and if you ask any Canadian, many will have a horror story with their current or previous cell phone provider. Steve Anderson, Executive Director of OpenMedia.ca said in a recent interview, “It’s pretty clear that Canadians are being…

Businesses are continuing to look for new ways to reduce expenses, cut operating costs and maximize existing budgets. While some departments or areas of your business can afford to have budgets cut, key areas of your business like marketing investments must never be reduced. Besides marketing, information technology is another key area that must never…

Is your Canadian business concerned about yet another cloud service hit by hackers? Another popular online service has been hit by hackers and this one could have some serious privacy and even compliance fallout. Online note taking service Evernote has been hit by hackers and all users are being forced to change their passwords. Evernote…

We have all heard the statistics and stories throughout the business community. Companies who experience a significant data loss struggle to resume business operations after the loss and in some situations they even go out of business. Businesses across Canada are constantly reminded that disasters can strike at any time. Canadian business owners often believe…