Kyle Diplock January 12, 2023
As of October 2023, extended support for Windows Server 2012 will be ended, and security updates will no longer be provided by Microsoft. For most businesses still running these old servers, it is time to start planning an upgrade. There have been many technological advancements in the last decade, for both hardware and software, and […]
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Kyle Diplock June 1, 2022
By now, you’ve been affected by the global chip shortage directly or indirectly. We’re two plus years into the global chip shortage, and the end is not close. It is affecting most major industries across the globe, due to major strains on supply chains and massive increase in demand. So, what is it? The global […]
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Jeremy McMaster December 17, 2021
In the news for the past week has been plethora of information related to the Log4j vulnerability and the massive/sweeping security impact it has had on many companies. First and foremost, know that the Dunham Group Security, Investigation and Response (SIR) team went into immediate action. Upon learning of the Log4j vulnerability all servers under […]
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If you are reading this on a Windows computer, first open your Start menu, type “update”, then check for and install all available updates. Now that you can rest assured your computer is safe, let’s talk about PrintNightmare. Windows computers can share printers with devices on the same network, and that’s a great feature, but […]
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Jeremy McMaster January 15, 2021
First and foremost, thank you for being a valued client or future client of Dunham Connect. We appreciate working with all of our partners especially during these ever changing and challenging times. Ontario has declared a state of emergency requiring people to stay at home whenever possible. Non-essential businesses and schools are being forced to […]
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Youriy Kaplan November 13, 2020
If you have a computer or a phone, chances are you have at least one email account. Emailing has cemented itself as a vital form of communication and is here to stay. While there are a great many benefits of using email as your form of communication, there has been an epidemic of spam that […]
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Youriy Kaplan October 27, 2020
From a young age, we all become extremely aware that we should keep our SIN number and bank card information safe and not reveal them to anyone except our employees and the ones closest to us. Nowadays, however, there is a new set of sensitive digits that we have to protect – our phone number.
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Youriy Kaplan October 22, 2020
In today’s society, our phone has moved far beyond being an integral form of communication and is now being used in every way imaginable. We use our cellphones for shopping, business, entertainment, and just about everything you can use your computer for. Since 2013 mobile web traffic has risen from 16.2% to an astonishing 52.2% […]
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Youriy Kaplan October 8, 2020
Over the past decades, the cellphone has evolved from a simple communication device to an all-in-one smart device that has over 100,000 times the processing power of the computer that landed us on the moon. Thanks to this advancement in technology the features for your phone have grown exponentially, to a point where many phone […]
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Youriy Kaplan September 30, 2020
One of the most common attacks today involves hackers deploying automated systems that break into accounts which allows them to access sensitive information that they can then exploit in a number of ways. These attacks are growing in both frequency and sophistication and threaten businesses and individuals alike. While no one is truly 100% secure, […]
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