The TikTok Bans: What Businesses Can Learn
So, you might be wondering why Techify — a business IT firm — is talking about TikTok. This China-based social media app has attracted a lot of attention lately, after governments around the world started banning use of the device on government-issued devices. This include the federal government...
MFA Is No Longer Good Enough
Two years ago, multi-factor authentication (MFA) was great and it prevented most of the hacks out there. Now it's not doing a good enough job in protecting your business or organization.What is MFA? Also known as two-factor authentication, it is a multi-step login process that requires you enter...
What Awesome Cybersecurity Looks Like
Trusted devices. Location-based access. These are just a few of the ways you can take your organization's cybersecurity to the next level. It all starts with something known as Conditional Access. That's the technical term for it, but at Techify, we've coined it "Awesome Cybersecurity." And we...
Top Cybersecurity Threats in 2023
As you're doing your planning and thinking about the year, we want to give you some advice on the biggest security threats to businesses and organizations in 2023, and how you can protect against these threats. Because while you may have implemented several new measures over the last few years,...
Data Privacy Week: Three Ways to Protect Your Data
It's Data Privacy Week, so we thought we would take a moment to share a story about Instagram and credit card fraud. In this video, Techify CEO and owner Brendan Howe tells the story of a surprising data privacy hack. He also talks about three ways to protect your data privacy. Here are a few...
Top Three Tech Priorities for 2023
It’s a time of the year where a lot of business owners and organizational leaders take some time to think about the year ahead, and what they want to accomplish. When it comes to tech, things have never moved faster. Gone are the days when you could upgrade your systems every four years. Now, we...
Electronic Monitoring of Employees
Employers want to know: Is our team as productive as it can be? You hear these stories, crazy stories, about moonlighting; people having more than one job at the same time and not telling their employers about it. We’ve heard stories about people sleeping at work. You hear things from friends...
Ontario’s Bill 88: Employee Electronic Monitoring
Ontario employers with 25 or more employees are now legally required to provide a policy on electronic monitoring of staff. This policy is part of a new requirement under Ontario's Bill 88, which requires employers to state whether or not electronic monitoring is in place, and if so: The...
Top 10 Tech Gifts for 2023
With just a few weeks left before the holidays, we thought we would share some great tech gifts that are sure to impress at home, and at the office. We compiled this list after reaching out to staff at Techify to find what was on their gift lists. We outlined 10 of the top tech gifts in our...
Five Essentials to Cybersecurity Training
Cybercrime is on the rise. Hackers actively target employees to gain access to an organization, because it’s often an easy way in. And even if you think your business is protected with cyber insurance, your claim may be denied if your staff members haven't undergone training. At Techify, we’ve...