Weehooey

11/06/2021

Should you hire an MSP? What is an MSP? It is a Managed Service Provider -- a company that looks after technology for your business. This article has a good perspective.

Learn more about when and why it makes sense for a business to consider outsourcing IT infrastructure management or tasks to a managed service provider (MSP).

09/01/2021

Bon Jovi has Bad Medicine. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has Bad Practices -- only three:

1. Use of unsupported (or end-of-life) software in critical infrastructure.
2. Use of known/fixed/default passwords and credentials in critical infrastructure.
3. The use of single-factor authentication for remote or administrative access to critical infrastructure.

And, for each, they are extra bad if accessible on the internet.

Be smart. Keep your business safe. Mandate the use of supported software, good passwords, and multi-factor authentication.

As recent incidents have demonstrated, cyberattacks against critical infrastructure can have significant impacts on the critical functions of government and the private sector. All organizations, and particularly those supporting designated Critical Infrastructure or National Critical Functions (NCF...

08/10/2021

One of the most effective cybersecurity protections for businesses is Security Awareness Training. If you can make it interesting, you get considerably better results. Pre-recorded training is cheap but... well you get what you pay for.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/93443-security-awareness-training-key-to-changing-security-culture

PS. If you want to read the whitepaper, the link has changed:

https://www.infosecinstitute.com/form/security-culture-whitepaper/

As users receive more security awareness training, their ability to effectively deal with security threats increases, reveals a new study by MediaPRO, co-sponsored with Osterman Research. The report also found that boring security awareness training doesn’t make employees want to be secure.“Our ...

12/06/2020

To create this simple to understand video requires an impressive understanding of quantum mechanics! Well done Maryam!

A Fort McMurray student is the first in Canada to win the international Breakthrough Junior Challenge, which comes with a $500,000 US prize.

05/27/2020

Today our technicians are standing by to support any of our customers who are having urgent technical issues. For example, trouble live streaming video. 🚀

We are getting set up on a spare desk too.

https://www.spacex.com/launches/index.html

02/25/2020

We are very excited to announce that we've moved into the Alliance Business Centre joining Alliance Communications and the Chamber of Commerce. Stay tuned for more exciting updates!

01/28/2020

Always dreamed about working at Weehooey on cool projects and interesting tech with great people? Now is your chance! We are hiring:

https://www.fitzii.com/job/46120?s=fb

12/20/2019

Ever hear the old joke about General Motors having Vice Presidents for left AND right seat belts? Microsoft won't be outdone

Check out the new Clipboard features. We have been using & loving them (especially Windows key + V):

Cut and paste has been a popular Windows feature for decades. And would you believe it, it just got a whole lot better. The updated Clipboard experience help...