Over the past few years, ransomware attacks have been growing at an exponential rate, causing concern for businesses of all shapes and sizes. Let's dive into what it is and the potential impact on your organization.

With the rapid rise in cyber threats, it’s crucial to ensure your organization’s systems and applications are secure by continually testing and improving security measures. That's where penetration testing comes in.

Backup as a Service is a cloud-based solution that allows organizations to back up their critical data to a remote, secure location.

Book lovers across Canada had cause for concern this February as Canada’s leading retailer of literature, Indigo, experienced a ransomware attack that exposed sensitive banking information to cybercriminals.

When servers go down, it can be extremely costly to an organization—both on their finances and their reputation. But what is the reasoning behind those losses, and how can we calculate the potential risk?

Beginning with a 365° assessment of the organization’s security posture, IX Solutions worked alongside Calbridge Homes Ltd. to fortify their network and enhance security protocols.

60% of Canadian companies have a cyber insurance policy in place. As applications for policies rise, so to do risk levels—causing insurance companies to become more and more diligent about who they’ll cover and what requirements must be met to do so.

Announcing IX Solutions Managed Services! As an extension of your IT team, our hope is to put valuable time back in your hands—reducing day-to-day maintenance and monitoring so your people can remain focused on driving strategic initiatives.

Over the past few decades, the pace at which technology changes and data proliferates has continued to heighten. As a result, IT teams are challenged to keep up with everyday duties while also leading strategic change initiatives. That’s why many IT teams have turned to outsourcing.

A self-proclaimed people person and lover of all things process, Anna Burleigh is joining the IX Solutions team as an Account Executive—and we couldn’t be more excited to welcome her to the team.

Cyber security should be built into your business technology from the ground up—but even then, regular maintenance and security hygiene are necessary to avoid a cyber attack. In this article, we’ll review five of the most common causes of a data breach and ways you can fortify your organization against risk.

Patch management is an IT function that involves monitoring, identifying, testing and installing patches—a term used to describe system and code updates intended to make improvements or resolve security vulnerabilities and bugs within a software program.

Zero Trust is based on the principle that all users—whether they’re inside or outside of an organization—are never trusted and must undergo authentication, authorization and continuous validation before being granted access to business information.

If lost, stolen or hacked, mobile devices become major risks to business data and information security. This is why an effective mobile device management (MDM) strategy is critical and top-of-mind for many IT leaders today.

Let's dive into the basics of setting up a Conditional Access policy and review common examples that may be useful to your business.

2023 is forecasted to behold some big trends in technology that CIOs and IT leaders should be preparing to navigate now—not later. Here’s our roundup of the top big-picture trends for IT leaders to keep on their radar.

IX Solutions has led the design, migration and implementation of several facets of the City of Kamloops' technology ecosystem—including the modernization of their servers and data centres, software solutions, and their entire hardware fleet.

Microsoft has tackled remote work challenges with device identity-driven signals. Conditional Access is at the heart of it all—compiling these signals to enforce organizational policies and strengthen security.

We all walked away from the 2022 IXS Security Summit with new ideas and insights. Here are the five key themes that emerged from discussions with senior IT security leaders.

IT service providers are typically hired to deliver either Managed Services or Professional Services. While the two are closely related, they have some critical differences. Let’s dive in.