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Reporting Data Breaches: Do you need to do it?

October 29, 2018

Hong Kong’s flag carrier, Cathay Pacific, has been the latest in the long list of companies affected by major digital data breaches. It was reported that the sensitive data of over 9.4 million customers were compromised due to the incident. Over 400 expired credit card numbers, and 27 active cards (without CVV information) were leaked.…
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How to Prepare for the Upcoming Data Privacy Act

October 3, 2018

The Canadian government has set November 1st as the official date that the new Digital Privacy Act will be implemented. On this day, all private Canadian organizations will need to ensure that they have adhered to the rules defined by this new act. The document outlines regulations regarding the protocols of handling data breaches –…
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Ransomware has been Ravaging Canadian Towns: How Can You Protect Yourself?

September 28, 2018

The Canadian Ransomware Incidents The town of Midland Canada has recently been ravaged by the aftermath of a ransomware attack. Ransomware is a type of malicious cyberattack that locks sensitive data on your computer behind ransom-walls. Attackers then demand payment in the form of physical or digital currency for the safe release of this information.…
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6 Critical Practices that improve your Company Cybersecurity

September 19, 2018

Company cybersecurity should be of upmost importance to any organization. Protecting sensitive data and client information is essential to building customer trust. A recent report conducted by the Centre for Internet Security (CIS) has found that many of today’s companies are neglecting simple cybersecurity practices. In the study, named “State of Cyber Hygiene Report”, over…
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Are your organization’s fax machines security vulnerabilities?

August 20, 2018

It has recently been discovered by Check Point researchers that fax machines contain cyber-vulnerabilities that allow attackers to infiltrate your network using only a fax number. Given that many companies today still use fax machines, and that fax numbers are publicly provided contact information, this new exploit poses a major vulnerability concern to thousands of…
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How DDoS Attacks Affects SMEs

May 15, 2018

How DDoS Attacks Affects SMEs Under Distributed Denial of Service or DDoS, a type of cyber attack, the website of a business experiences outages or unexpected downtime. The targeted site runs slow or becomes inaccessible. Attackers, do not limit themselves to large organizations but they also attack the small and medium-sized enterprises or SMEs. In…
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Help Desk Key Terms

July 10, 2017

BACK Blog Periodically updated webpage with current and relevant information Help Desk Services that provide assistance and consultations for technical or I.T. issues Remote Desktop Connection A program that allows for the I.T. technician to access your personal computer for troubleshooting Troubleshooting The process of identifying and solving problems…
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Why our Help Desk?

July 10, 2017

BACK GigE IT Solutions provides IT helpdesk services to businesses of all industries across North America. With over 15 000 active technicians servicing over 400 cities, we guarantee a 30 minute response time to any service request. One of the strengths of our service offerings is our myriad of payment options. We…
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