Welcome to part four of our four-part series on security program development. Our purpose in developing the series is to give organizations a helpful overview of creating a cybersecurity posture. 'Cybersecurity posture' is basically just a fancy way of referring to...
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The four stages of cybersecurity program development — part three
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...
The four stages of cybersecurity program development — part two
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...
The four stages of cybersecurity program development — part one
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...
Russian invasion of Ukraine and the implications for cybersecurity
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...
World Economic Forum: Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2022 — what you need to know
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,...
One of the largest vulnerabilities in Internet history discovered — what can you do?
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...
“Worst cyber attack in Canadian history” is a wake-up call for all Canadians
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...
61 % of BC businesses have experienced a cybersecurity incident
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...
Is your Wi-Fi network as safe as it could be?
87% of consumers put their information at risk while using public Wi-Fi. Source: 2017 Norton Wi-Fi Risk Report, Norton by Symantec, 2018
Protect your customers and your reputation
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 can be very costly. Are you protected?
Malware attacks cost organizations an average of $3.4 million each year. Source: The Cost of Cybercrime, Accenture Security, 2019
The Internet is basically our best friend (or at least connects us to our BFFs)!
91% of Canadians aged 15+ use the Internet. Source: Canadian Internet Use Survey, Statistics Canada, 2019
Canadians spend over 40 billion hours a year online
73% of Canadians spend at least 3-4 hours online per day. Source: Canada’s Internet Factbook, Canadian Internet Registration Authority, 2019.