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Private Equity Is Buying Calgary IT Companies
August 17, 2026
Across North America, PE-backed platforms have been on a multi-year acquisition spree. Industry trackers recorded hundreds of MSP deals in 2025 alone, with private equity involved in the majority of disclosed transactions. The model is straightforward: buy founder-led firms with sticky recurring revenue, standardize tools and processes, centralize support, expand the footprint, and eventually exit at a higher multiple. Alberta has not been immune. In…

Why Calgary Businesses Are Quietly Overpaying for Internet
August 25, 2025
The fiber running into a Calgary office is almost always owned by Telus, and the cable infrastructure is almost always Rogers. The bill attached to either doesn’t have to come from those companies. Canada requires…

Time to Rethink Remote Access?
August 18, 2025
Yet another security flaw in SSL VPN technology has made headlines, and it’s raising an important question: is the traditional VPN model still the right fit for most businesses? For years, SSL VPNs built into…

Are IT Companies Forgetting the Basics of Security?
August 13, 2025
If your IT company has ever walked you through a slide deck full of vendor logos — endpoint protection, SIEM, EDR, dark web monitoring, threat intelligence feeds — and you came away thinking you were…

Abuse of Trusted Platforms: A Case Study on Trello Invite Email Payloads
July 23, 2025
An end user recently received an email that looked completely legitimate on the surface. It invited them to join a Trello board and appeared to come from a known sender within their own company. The…

We Tested Three Email Signature Tools. Here’s the One We Use.
March 31, 2025
Email signatures are one of those things every business has and almost nobody actually controls. Your team sends dozens or hundreds of emails a day, and the signature at the bottom of each one is…

Why We Blocked DeepSeek on Every Client Network
March 20, 2025
When the DeepSeek story broke in early 2025, we didn’t wait for a committee meeting or send out a survey asking clients how they felt about it. We blocked it across every managed client environment…

Password Managers: Can They Be Hacked?
February 6, 2025
In our everyday digital interactions, securing our online presence is more critical than ever. Password managers have emerged as key tools in this endeavor, promising to safeguard our numerous passwords with a single master key.…

The Future of Network Security: Zero Trust VPN
January 18, 2025
Traditional VPN solutions, such as Microsoft VPN or OpenVPN, have served their purpose but are now inadequate in the face of increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. Zero Trust Networks introduce a robust, modern security framework that…

We’ve Gone Dark: Easier on Your Eyes, Better for You
November 26, 2024
Lumitiv, your all-in-one IT department, is excited to announce the launch of our newly redesigned website featuring a sleek dark theme. This transformation aligns with our commitment to simplify technology while prioritizing the well-being of…

Critical Security Flaws Found in NVIDIA GeForce GPUs
November 5, 2024
NVIDIA has issued an urgent warning to all users of its GeForce GPUs after discovering multiple high-severity vulnerabilities in its GPU drivers and software. These security flaws could allow attackers to gain full access to…

Your IT Provider’s Hiring Practices Are Now Your Problem
July 25, 2024
Last year, KnowBe4 — a cybersecurity training company, of all things — hired a software engineer who turned out to be a North Korean operative. He passed the background check. He sat through video interviews.…

CrowdStrike Falcon Causing BSOD? Here’s How to Fix It
July 19, 2024
Updated 7/19/2024 8:55AM MST CrowdStrike, a leading cybersecurity company, confirmed that an issue with its Falcon Sensor software is causing Windows systems to crash. The Falcon Sensor is an endpoint detection and response system designed…

