Case Studies

Objectives:  A small-scale legal firm, operating in Richmond Hill began using an independent tech person to handle the company’s IT needs, it didn’t take long for things to go sour and for them to regret the decision.  GRIP I.T. was called in, when the independent contractor skill set wasn’t viable to handle the data catastrophe at hand. The system had incurred a host of problems including a virus attack, network intrusion, and SQL database corruption. We were tasked with the duties to bring the office back to operational status and deploy a security policy to ... Read more

Objectives:  A medium-large sized legal firm in downtown Toronto needed assistance on several fronts, GRIP I.T. was brought on board to help assist the onsite I.T. team with remote support, assurance that its client’s information was protected against unauthorized access. In addition, a PEN test was required to protect sensitive information was against hackers and other Internet threats. Tork & Mains was concerned about compliance-related issues and wanted assurance its systems were protected against external threats.  Solution:  GRIP I.T.  was asked to come on board to perform a Network Penetration Test.  Our services included a variety of hacker type tools ... Read more

Objective:  A pivotal supplier and agri-business leader of all horticultural products in the GTA, Humber Nurseries is known in its industry for quality and vast array of earth products. As one of our longest tenure clients, this case study will focus on the vast history of our relationship. Over the span of 20 years, we have provided solutions of various scales, from POS, web development, backup & infrastructure redevelopment.    Solutions:  How do you summarize a business relationship ... Read more

Objective:  When this Woodbridge-based creative powerhouse began its partnership with GRIP I.T., there were significant network issues at hand. The business team worked on a Windows environment, while the creative team had MAC OSx. Our key objective was to integrate both into the domain, while allowing full access to the data repository. Additionally, the organization wanted to improve the reliability and security of their network. As the agency grew so did their ... Read more

Objectives:  As an established bio science research company, Gene News initially sought out Grip I.T. for help implementing industry compliance with PIPEDA & HIPPA.  The Initial project was to secure their Information Systems & infrastructure to industry standards; initially tasked as an external auditor, GRIP I.T. implemented various changes to mitigate data loss. As the research firm grew in scale and in internal resources, GRIP I.T. was tasked with additional projects such as ... Read more

Objective:  Aiming to enhance the protection of the network infrastructure against cyber-attacks, Hughes AMYS LLP needed to identify all security weaknesses of the network and mitigate the risk of misusing the network services. As an external auditor, GRIP I.T. was tasked with role of an external auditor, Hughes AMYS LLP needed a capture the security risks for the business-critical network & client services. In addition, provide detailed recommendations on the improvement of information systems’ security level, with a project rollout ... Read more