Humans of Cyber: Best Practices from the C-Suite with Phil Armstrong
This is part of our Humans of Cyber initiative, a series of in-depth interviews with key figures and leaders of the Canadian cybersecurity ecosystem. This month, we are honoured to welcome Phil Armstrong. Phil is an internationally-recognized leader in financial services, capital markets, emerging technologies, insurance, cybersecurity, IT governance and risk management. His most recent experiences were […]
With great power comes great responsibility – the missing link in your cybersecurity incident response plan
Written by Phil Armstrong, President & CEO, Macanthium Ventures The maxim actually dates back at least to the French Revolution, though if you’re like most people, you probably attribute it to Spider-Man character Uncle Ben, who issued it as a solemn warning to his nephew Peter Parker. It’s also a quote often used to describe […]
14 Back-to-School Cyber Safe Tips For Students
As we start another school year under the cloud of COVID-19, many classes are going or staying online. This means, cybersecurity must be on your back to school checklist. Here are some cyber safety tips to help students prepare: 1) Patching: It is vital to keep your computer fully patched to ensure everything is up […]
It’s time to get more women in cyber – here’s how.
Written by Enza Alexander, ISA Cybersecurity’s Executive Vice President. There’s a push on to recognize September 1 as International Women in Cyber Day. I fully support this initiative: women are significantly under-represented in the cybersecurity industry, and anything we can do to raise awareness and close the gender gap is going to pay dividends. A November 2020 […]
5 Security Challenges & 5 Cyber Risks for Fintech
The use of fintech – a catch-all term for any financial sector technology that’s used to digitize or streamline traditional financial services – is widespread today. Like most technologies, fintech introduces benefits through efficiency, but also creates potential operational risks at the same time. Fintech concepts have been around for decades, but fintech as we know it today rose from […]
ISA Cybersecurity and Proofpoint join forces to deliver email “security-as-a-service”
TORONTO, Ontario, August 3, 2021: ISA Cybersecurity today announced that it is now delivering Proofpoint’s industry-leading secure email solutions as a managed service offering. A first in the Canadian marketplace, this partnership will bring affordable, best-in-class email security solutions to companies of all sizes, right across the country. ISA Cybersecurity’s enterprise-grade and field-proven cloud security […]
World Health Day 2021 & Cybersecurity
April 7, 2021 is World Health Day. As we move well into the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, our safety and well-being continues to be a priority for all of us. Unfortunately, for cyber attackers, healthcare is top of mind for a very different reason: financial gain. Over the past several months, it may […]
ISA Threat Brief: SUNBURST – SolarStorm Hack
What happened at SolarWinds? On Monday, December 14, SolarWinds Inc. published a statement advising that selected SolarWinds® Orion® Platform software builds have been compromised. A cyberattack on their systems inserted a vulnerability into versions 2019.4 HF 5, 2020.2 with no hotfix installed, or 2020.2 HF 1. The compromise appears to have been created by cyber attackers who quietly tampered […]
The Crucial Role of GRC in Cybersecurity
GRC – governance, risk, and compliance – is playing an increasingly important role in the operations of many organizations. Today we’ll discuss what GRC is, and how it can help support your cybersecurity infrastructure. The concept of formal GRC evolved in the early 2000s after a number of high-profile corporate bankruptcies drove the need for improved […]