The Alberta government just put $40 million toward cybersecurity upgrades after reporting a major spike in cyber incidents last year. If the provincial government — with its dedicated IT teams and significant resources — is scrambling to patch outdated systems and shore up defences, that should tell Edmonton and Alberta businesses something important about the […]
If you’re spending more time dealing with IT problems than running your business, outsourcing IT support is probably the conversation you need to have. Outsourcing IT Edmonton businesses consider has grown significantly in 2026 — and for good reason. The cost of hiring in-house IT staff has risen sharply, the complexity of managing cybersecurity, cloud […]
One of the most common questions Edmonton business owners ask before signing with an IT provider is simple: how much does managed IT actually cost? And yet managed IT pricing Edmonton businesses encounter is rarely straightforward — quotes vary wildly, packages are bundled in confusing ways, and it’s hard to know whether you’re getting good […]
Cyber insurance Alberta businesses carry has changed dramatically — and most Edmonton SMBs either don’t have coverage or don’t understand what their policy actually covers. In 2026, that gap is becoming increasingly dangerous. A single ransomware attack, data breach, or business email compromise incident can cost a Canadian SMB over $3.4 million when you factor […]
Right now, somewhere in your Edmonton business, an employee is probably pasting something into ChatGPT they shouldn’t be. Shadow AI — the use of unauthorized AI tools at work — is one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity risks facing Alberta businesses in 2026, and most business owners have no idea it’s already happening inside their organization. […]
If your business lost all its data tomorrow, how long would it take to recover — and would you even survive it? Data backup and recovery for Edmonton businesses is one of the most overlooked areas of IT, right up until the moment it isn’t. A server crash, a ransomware attack, a flood in the […]
If you do one thing for your business’s cybersecurity this year, enable multi-factor authentication on every account. That’s not an exaggeration. Multi-factor authentication for Edmonton businesses is the single highest-impact, lowest-cost security control available — and most small businesses still haven’t fully implemented it. According to Microsoft, MFA blocks over 99.9% of automated credential attacks. […]
Phishing attacks on Alberta SMBs are the number one way cybercriminals get into business networks — and in 2026 they’ve gotten significantly harder to spot. It just takes one employee clicking the wrong link at the wrong moment. This guide breaks down exactly what phishing attacks targeting Alberta small businesses look like right now, what […]
Yesterday the GuidePost team drove 258 kilometres to Frog Lake Cree Nation for a scheduled on-site IT support visit — one of several First Nations organizations across Alberta we provide managed IT services for. That’s part of the job. Reliable IT support means showing up, not just answering tickets from a desk. What We Got […]
A law office in St. Albert. A construction firm in Nisku. A medical clinic in Sherwood Park. These aren’t hypothetical targets — they’re the kinds of Alberta businesses that ransomware groups are actively going after right now. Ransomware attacks on Canadian small and medium businesses increased by over 150% between 2023 and 2025. Alberta, with […]