Cybersecurity awareness training is effective but only 22% conduct training at least monthly
A new survey finds that 71 per cent of Canadian organizations reported experiencing at least one cyber-attack last year that impacted them in some way, including time and resources, out-of-pocket expenses and paying ransom. The Canadian Internet Registration Authority’s 2019 Cybersecurity Survey Report also found that 96 per cent of respondents said that cybersecurity awareness…
Explosion of cloud entities has led to decisions to make security as much of a priority as speed
In August 2019, an unsecured database belonging to Choice Hotels provided too big a temptation to resist for hackers. Some 700,000 records were stolen, with hackers demanding ‘ransom money’ for their return. The Choice Hotel Group - which has properties in the U.S., Canada, and worldwide - was able to avoid a wipe of this vital…
A convoluted – and doomed – communication portal in Nova Scotia has failed the health care system and its users on both sides
Most businesses encourage clients to electronically access their own information because consumers value the efficiency and convenience of electronic access. Unfortunately, the Nova Scotia Department of Health (DOH) has a different idea. It has been a successful barrier preventing most Nova Scotians from retrieving and using their own health information. Few Nova Scotians have access…
Parties should publish their cyber security policies and subject themselves to audits that they publish. And they need to tighten up their practices
By Brennen Schmidt and Allan Bonner Contributors It’s almost federal election time. That means many Canadian voters will be trying to guess if political parties will do what they say they will if elected. That’s a difficult guess. But what about judging a political party’s credibility on a policy issue by seeing if it practises…
Who will ensure devices have been tested thoroughly and are secure? Who will ensure our privacy is protected?
Back in the early 1990s, I came across a story about a Coke machine that you could query from anywhere on the Internet and it would tell you the temperature of the drinks, the last time it was stocked and how full it was. The machine was in the computer science department of Carnegie Mellon…
We use the internet for almost everything, from shopping to connecting with friends to finding out more about the world in general. We also use it for business in many instances, and although the internet has opened up a vast new world in which to sell, it has also brought with it a number of…
Nowadays, it’s really important to take care of online safety due to a great number of hacker attacks. Tor, VPN, other services allow you securing a trade secret and getting access to sites and services not available in one or another region. Recently, the popularity of anonymous web surfing has increased significantly. If you are…
Consumers feel less confident than businesses that data security is taken seriously
Canadian businesses are failing to prioritize data protection and remain in denial of the consequences of a data breach, according to a report released Monday by Shred-It. The company’s Data Protection Report said Canadian businesses are overconfident in their approach to information security, yet consumers are more concerned than ever. “The findings of this year’s…
Taking data privacy seriously is no longer an option.
It’s important to note that data privacy isn’t so “private” anymore. Digital privacy used to be when you could use your device and the internet without worrying about who would infringe or steal your information. It used to be okay to share your name and other sensitive information for social media and other areas. Now,…
The key is to find digital mediums of exchange that preserve the distinct attributes of cash
Canada leads the world in the transition to digitized commerce. With more than two credit cards per capita, the cashless economy is approaching swiftly. The move has been largely voluntary, driven by convenience, and half of Canadians favour dispensing with notes and coins altogether. With cash-only businesses declining to near non-existence, what’s the problem? As…
A new survey finds that 71 per cent of Canadian organizations reported experiencing at least one cyber-attack last year that impacted them in some way, including time and resources, out-of-pocket expenses and paying ransom. The Canadian Internet Registration Authority’s 2019 Cybersecurity Survey Report also found that 96 per cent of respondents said that cybersecurity awareness…
