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...
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...
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.