CRTC issuing the first major fine under its new anti-spam law

Watch out! Thought the anti-spam law was toothless? Think again. The CRTC has issued its first fine under Canada’s anti-spam law. Compu-Finder has 30 days to contest the CRTC’s ruling or a face a penalty of $1.1-million. The CRTC alleges the company sent commercial emails to consumers without their consent and did not allow recipients […]

Le CRTC impose sa première amende importante d’anti-pourriel

Faites attention! Pensiez-vous que la loi anti-pourriel était impuissant ? Détrompez-vous. La compagnie Compu-Finder de Morin-Heights, dans les Laurentides, est mise à l’amende pour 1,1 million $ pour avoir enfreint la Loi canadienne antipourriel, a annoncé jeudi le CRTC. Il s’agit de la première entreprise à se voir imposer une sanction pour violation à la loi. […]

Why Avoiding Monitoring Can Be Costly for Your Business — BizTech

It’s cheaper to invest in tools that alert IT to problems early, than it is to clean up after a huge outage or breach that went undetected because there was no monitoring. In a post on Geek Speak blog (named a BizTech Must-Read IT Blog this year), Leon Adato, who’s a Head Geek in the […]

Why Avoiding Monitoring Can Be Costly for Your Business — BizTech

It’s cheaper to invest in tools that alert IT to problems early, than it is to clean up after a huge outage or breach that went undetected because there was no monitoring. In a post on Geek Speak blog (named a BizTech Must-Read IT Blog this year), Leon Adato, who’s a Head Geek in the […]

Thinking of switching to VoIP but worried about network quality? Don’t be.

Over the past few years, we’ve helped lots of clients switch to VoIP phone systems. While the reasons for making the switch vary widely, the primary concerns are always the same: Quality and reliability. Our friends at Software Advice recently surveyed 200 respondents using VoIP for business, and asked them about the reliability of their systems. […]

Michael Geist: Rightscorp Misleading Internet Subscribers With ‘$150,000 Fine’ Claim

New Canadian legislation came into effect on January 1. It allows copyright-holders to require ISPs to identify downloaders of copyrighted material, and send notifications on the copyright-holder’s behalf. But the users’ names are personal information remain confidential, and are not revealed to the rights holders. Already, the legislation has led to abuse: BMG and its agent Rightscorp have […]

Introducing CompuCARE Baseline

Looking for reliability, security, and access to a helpdesk, without monthly support fees? For years, we’ve been offering our clients complete management and support packages through our CompuCARE services. Starting at just $30/month per user, these plans include unlimited remote support, allowing our clients to treat our outsourced team as their own in-house IT staff […]

Voci CompuCARE Ligne de base

À la recherche de la fiabilité, la sécurité et de l’accès à un bureau d’aide sans des frais de support mensuels? Depuis des années, nous offrons à nos clients des forfaits complets de gestion et de support avec nos services CompuCARE. À partir de seulement 30$ par mois par utilisateur, ces forfaits comprennent un support […]

3 Reasons this fall’s Home Depot attack is relevant to your SME

Home Depot lost information for 56 million cards By now, you’ve probably heard of – and forgotten – Home Depot’s security breach, announced this past fall. You probably know that 56 million payment cards were compromised in an attack that began in April but wasn’t detected until September. And you probably know that this followed […]

3 raisons que l’attenite contre Home Depot se rapporte à ta PME

Home Depot a perdu de donées de 56 millions de cartes Vous avez probablement entendu – et oublié – la faille de sécurité que Home Depot a annoncée en automne. Vous savez probablement que 56 millions de cartes de paiement ont été compromises lors d’une attaque qui a débuté en avril, mais qui ne fut […]