We've now reached part three in our four-part series about security program development. The series aims to provide an overview of creating a cybersecurity posture for your organization's distinct needs. If you haven't read parts one and two yet, we highly recommend...
Welcome to part two in our series on security program development (i.e. creating a cybersecurity posture for your organization's distinct needs). As a general rule, security program development typically follows four key phases for most organizations, with each...
We've said it before, and we'll repeat it again; in some ways, cybersecurity is in permanent beta. The threats and challenges are constantly evolving, and no organization, institution or business is 100% secure forever. Cybersecurity is never really 'finished.' It's...
Like many worldwide, we've watched in horror at the Russian Federation's, and ultimately President Putin's, ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Launched on February 24, 2022, and ongoing at the time of writing, the war of aggression has left widespread devastation and has...
Here's a mind-blowing thought; according to the World Bank, in 2022, global internet traffic is expected to jump 50% over the levels seen in 2020. That's a whopping 4.8 zettabytes of data. To put that into perspective, if that amount of data were to be stored on DVDs,...
A critical flaw in the open-source Apache logging library Log4j leaves some of the world's most popular services and applications vulnerable to attack. As a result, many of the most prominent tech organizations on the planet, including IBM, Google Cloud, Cisco, Amazon...
On October 30, 2021, what some have dubbed "the worst cyber attack in Canadian history" began. The night before Halloween was a very appropriate time for this nightmarish tale to start. A scary image for a scary tale... The attack targeted the Newfoundland and...
We have a cybersecurity problem in British Columbia, and ignoring it isn't going to make it go away. On the contrary, it's going to make it worse. Running a business is challenging at the best of times, but that's especially true during a global pandemic that has...
"...Only two types of companies exist: those that have been hacked and those that will be hacked..." What category does your organization fall into? That opening quote is an alarming line from a 2021 report from Howden, a leading international insurance group. Indeed,...
87% of consumers put their information at risk while using public Wi-Fi. Source: 2017 Norton Wi-Fi Risk Report, Norton by Symantec, 2018
85% of organizations are the target of social engineering attacks, like phishing. Source: The Cost of Cybercrime, Accenture Security, 2019
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Malware attacks cost organizations an average of $3.4 million each year. Source: The Cost of Cybercrime, Accenture Security, 2019
91% of Canadians aged 15+ use the Internet. Source: Canadian Internet Use Survey, Statistics Canada, 2019
73% of Canadians spend at least 3-4 hours online per day. Source: Canada’s Internet Factbook, Canadian Internet Registration Authority, 2019.