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Securing Data in the Cloud with Encryption and Access Controls

As Canadian businesses continue to embrace cloud computing, the need to protect sensitive data has never been more critical. Whether it’s customer records, financial information, or proprietary data, securing information in the cloud is essential to maintaining trust, meeting regulatory requirements like PIPEDA, and avoiding costly breaches. Encryption and access controls form the backbone of any robust cloud security strategy. Let’s explore how these tools can help safeguard your data and ensure your business is protected.

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Top Cloud Security Threats and How to Mitigate Them

As Canadian businesses continue to embrace cloud computing, the benefits are clear: scalability, flexibility, and cost efficiency. However, with great power comes great responsibility—and in this case, that means keeping your cloud environment secure. The cloud is not immune to cyber threats, and understanding these risks is the first step in mitigating them. Let’s explore the top cloud security threats facing Canadian organizations today and how you can safeguard your business against them.

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Why CPA’s Are Migrating From Servers To The Cloud

And What Separates A Cloud Provider From The Rest 

Given new technological advancements in recent years, businesses, and in particular certified public accountants (CPAs), have displayed trends which suggest a strong push towards modernizing their infrastructure. Thus, we will be going over why CPAs are migrating to the cloud in the first place, and what makes certain cloud providers desirable. For many businesses and organizations the lack of modern features exhibited by their existing on-premise servers has warranted the transition to remote, cloud hosted, infrastructure. Migrating to the cloud, although difficult, likely proves to be a worthwhile investment. In recent years, for businesses and organizations who made the switch to the cloud, the experience in this field of technology has equipped them with the understanding of what services are appropriate for their needs, and what is unnecessary. In particular, infrastructure as a service (IaaS) providers who specialize in support and security have seen a surge in popularity. Furthermore, the prevalence of privacy laws has motivated businesses and organizations to maintain compliance and operate entirely with Canadian built and owned infrastructure.

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Migrating To The Cloud – The Modern Process

From establishing a plan guided by key performance indicators, to reviewing data migration and choosing what type of cloud suits your needs, migrating to the cloud is a tricky endeavor. The goal of cloud migration is to establish infrastructure which fulfills the modern needs of the organization or business, whatever those may be. Losing sight of core objectives is actually a common mistake as you work through the tedious process. Therefore, we have established some primary considerations one should keep in mind when undertaking cloud migration.

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Evaluating Your Current IT

Is your business is looking into hiring an external IT service provider for your technical processes and systems? There are 6 things that you need to consider when evaluating your current IT provider for your organization:   

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