Spam emails can be incredibly annoying. Not only that, it can be downright dangerous, considering the phishing schemes and other email scams that are prevalent today. We can’t avoid spam completely and hope to have any kind of digital life, because so many services require an email address as part of the sign-up process. These can tend to clutter our inboxes with (technically not spam) promotio...
Keep ReadingSign In With Apple…Should You Use It? Apple recently reported that its new “Sign in with Apple” feature will be part of the iOS 13 release in the fall of 2019. It promises to protect your privacy, and authentication experts say it could have an enormous impact on data privacy. What Is Sign In With Apple? With Sign In With Apple, you’ll be able to log into your applications. It offers ...
Keep ReadingFor today’s tech blog we’ll tackle a topic that’s become much more visible over the last couple years. What are tracking cookies? How do they get on your devices? Can they harm your devices? We’ll answer these three questions in this post. What Are Cookies? Tracking cookies are a specific type of cookie, so we first need to define cookies (the non-baked-good variety). In the digital world...
Keep ReadingDid you know that 60% of nonprofits stated that they didn’t have or know of an organizational digital policy that would identify how they handle cybersecurity risks, equipment usage and data privacy? It's essential that you choose secure, trusted technologies that protect your sensitive data from accidental or malicious threats so you can focus on your mission. That's why we recommend Microso...
Keep ReadingMicrosoft PowerPoint is the industry leader in presentation software, a venerable application that’s over 30 years old. Awesome PowerPoint slides can greatly enhance the visual impact of a meeting presentation. The inverse is also true: terribly designed PowerPoint slides can create serious distraction and disinterest. Many a speaker has been undermined by his or her slides. Today’s tech tip w...
Keep ReadingRemember when your parents told you that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure?” Well… they were right – at least when it comes to IT service. If you ask most IT professionals, they’ll tell you the same. Managed IT Services are more cost-effective than using a time-and-materials approach with Break/Fix IT Services. With Break/Fix you’ll ultimately be paying for a “pound o...
Keep ReadingAccording to the American Bar Association, it is crucial for attorneys and e-discovery professionals to define the rules of engagement instead of leaving those details to the IT department. Attorneys are being held to much higher standards of knowledge when it comes to technology, especially in terms of electronic discovery. ABA Model Rule 11 states that attorneys bear a duty to provide compete...
Keep ReadingToronto IT Support: Why Sysoft Is The Right Choice Sysoft's primary goal is to build trusted relationships with our business partner clients to provide total IT management and computer network maintenance services for companies in the GTA. We provide custom designed IT solutions for your business because we understand that every business is unique. Our goal is to increase your efficiency, maxi...
Keep ReadingChoosing a managed IT services firm to handle your business’s IT is the right choice for many businesses. Here are our top 5 reasons why. 1. Focus on Your Business’s Core Competencies Here’s the bottom line: unless you are a managed IT services firm, your core competency isn’t IT services. It’s something else. Every resource you devote in-house to IT services is a resource you’r...
Keep ReadingMicrosoft Teams is an amazingly powerful collaboration tool that’s available as a part of the Microsoft Office suite. At its core, it’s kind of like Slack on steroids, but that core functionality is just the tip of the iceberg. Because it’s integrated with the rest of Microsoft Office, it has so many powerful features. One feature area in Microsoft Teams is the ability to host and join...
Keep ReadingCyber attackers are highly motivated to obtain or corrupt your company’s data. But whether their motivation is to steal your funds outright, hold your data for ransom, practice espionage, or simply disrupt your business, most hackers cannot access your network without an “in.” In other words, they require a login, personal access codes, or network access through malware to initialize thei...
Keep ReadingBig Plans For The May 2-4 Weekend? This year, Victoria Day falls on Monday, May 20th. Why do we call it the May 24 weekend? Whether you’re taking the time to kick back and relax, spend time with friends, or plan to get the jump on the workweek ahead, our team hopes you have an awesome long weekend! And of course, just because Monday is a holiday, that doesn’t mean you’ll have to mak...
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