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Why You Need to Reboot More Often?

Itโ€™s easy to forget to reboot our electronic devicesโ€”our phones, computers, and tablets often remain running until they are sluggish or until a software update forces our hand. However, if you prioritize security, privacy, and reliable device behavior, regular reboots are essential maintenance. Here is a guide on why turning your devices off and back…
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November 16, 2025 0

2025 Password Guidelines

๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—บ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿต๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€? ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ. The world of Cybersecurity moves fast, and our understanding of what makes a strong password has evolved significantly. NIST has released an updated Password Guidelines for 2025. Let’s ditch the old rules and embrace what actually works.…
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October 13, 2025 0
Seperate Guest WiFi

๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—œ ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ช๐—ถ-๐—™๐—ถ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ?

A guest visits your office and asks, “Can I get your Wi-Fi password please?” What do you do?If your answer is handing over the same password your employees use, you might be creating a major security risk. A shared Wi-Fi network can expose your business’s sensitive files, servers, and private data to anyone who connects.The…
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October 11, 2025 0

Windows 10 – EOL on Oct 14th, 2025

๐Ÿšจ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜„๐˜€ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฐ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฑ ๐ŸšจThis means no more security updates, no more patches, and no more protection from new threats. For small offices and clinics in Ottawa, running a business on unsupported software isn’t just a riskโ€”it’s a direct threat to your operational security and entrusted client data. Hereโ€™s what that…
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September 16, 2025 0

๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฉ๐—ฃ๐—ฆ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜, ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜-๐—˜๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป

Recently, a customer with an e-commerce business approached us for a VPS setup. We were curious and asked about their use case, highlighting the significant ongoing costs of a VPS. After a discussion, we learned they needed to grant their overseas supplier partner shared access to a system for collaborative tasks. They wanted to avoid…
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September 14, 2025 0
Routers in a big network and someone installing network cables.

Routers: What do they do?

Routers are complex devices that serve multiple purposes in establishing connections between devices in a network. The easiest way to explain this is by looking at the word route from which the word Router is derived. So at a very high level routers are networking devices that route network traffic from one place to the…
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July 31, 2019 0

Windows 7 Support Ending

Microsoft announced last month that it is retiring support for itโ€™s Windows 7 Operating System on January 14th, 2020. Originally launched on October 22nd, 2009 and dubbed as one of the most successful OS, Microsoft will stop providing any technical assistance and security updates for the users of Windows 7. What should you do? Even…
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January 8, 2020 0

Exciting new Beginnings!

Hey, Thanks for visiting Ping Systems. We are excited to launch our website and are currently working on it to make the user experience flawless. Please feel free to contact us if you have any queries or if you’d like to provide feedback for our design. Hold Tight for more exciting stuff! Ping Systems Canada:…
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July 31, 2019 0