What is a Vulnerability Assessment?
As an IT professional, you know how important security and risk management are to your networks’ infrastructure and the company's information security. You should also know that to keep the…
How to Conduct Network Pen Testing
What is penetration testing in network security? Network penetration testing, often shortened to pen testing, is the process of finding potential security vulnerabilities in networks, systems and applications by getting…
Vulnerability Assessment Methodology Best Practices
If there was ever a reason needed to perform a vulnerability assessment of your systems this would be it–nearly 80% of Canadian businesses experienced a successful cyber attack last year.…
The Main Advantages of MFA
Using multi-factor authentication (MFA) can prevent up to 99.9% of account hacks, says Microsoft. If that’s not enough reason for you to implement MFA in your organization, keep reading to…
The Difference Between MFA and 2FA
MFA and 2FA, or to use the full terms, multi-factor authentication and two-factor authentication, are terms used in cyber security that are often used interchangeably yet have a subtle but…
Infrastructure Security Best Practices
Cyber attacks are an ongoing threat to infrastructure security, carrying the risk of disrupting operations, getting in the way of customer service and causing damage to a company’s reputation. It…
Best Virtual Desktop Services for Small Businesses
With more businesses moving to remote working setups, virtual desktop solutions are taking centre stage. Not all virtual desktop infrastructure is made the same, however, and it’s important to identify…
Network Security Testing Protocols
Network security testing is the general term used to refer to activities that involve testing the security of wired and wireless network devices, DNS and servers and identifying their potential…
What to Include in Your Network Security Audit
In order for your network to remain strong and protected, you need to perform a network security audit at least once per year. But what is an audit and how…
What is Network Infrastructure?
You’ll hear the words ‘network infrastructure’ used at virtually every technical meeting but not sure exactly what is a network infrastructure? Here’s a simple network infrastructure definition: Network infrastructure includes…