When you’re running a company, there are a lot of moving parts to consider. You may be managing inventory and operations, delegating tasks to various departments, and ensuring efforts are coordinated to streamline your processes. At the same time, you want to make sure that information required to keep your company functional is protected from outside threats. To do this, you need a cybersecurity plan.
Often, we think of hackers as loners getting up to mischief in a basement apartment somewhere. We don’t think of them as big business — but they are!
Today’s hackers are often part of a large organization with sophisticated means of stealing data from customers and employees of companies big and small. Most insidious are ransomware disguised as software programs and plugins. They work from the inside out, creating backdoors that can rob you of sensitive data for a year or more before they are even detected.
Data security is everyone’s responsibility in the workplace. Commitment to keeping your information safe can’t be handed off to your IT Team. While they may be responsible for alerting management and initiating a cohesive response to a cyberattack, the bulldog guarding the front door is every member of your organization using the company’s computers and mobile devices to conduct business.
With the festive season upon us, we're here with a friendly reminder: Don't let the cybersecurity Grinch ruin your Christmas fun! There's never a good time for a data breach, but some times are certainly more inconvenient and disheartening than others. The best thing...
Canada's technical authority on cybersecurity, the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, has published its National Cyber Threat Assessment 2023-2024. Working in collaboration with the Government of Canada, Canadian businesses, international partners and critical...
In the words of Smash Mouth, "the years start comin', and they don't stop comin'..." The same could be said of cybersecurity threats. They are coming from all angles all of the time, but the good news is that you can be a cybersecurity "All Star." Bet you didn't...
You have the Government of Canada's permission to ruin a cyber criminal's day! Who says we're always friendly in Canada, eh? October is Cyber Security Awareness Month (CSAM or Cyber Month). Recognized internationally, Cyber Month is designed to educate and remind the...
The pumpkin spice is out, the leaves are changing colour, and the kids are back in school. As your children settle into their new school year, it's important to teach them about the importance of cybersecurity and staying safe online. When it comes to teaching your...
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...
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.