Fraud in the Online Gaming Industry
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. In mid-October, we presented a high-level look at some of the cybersecurity issues affecting the online gaming industry. For part two of the discussion, we spoke with Neumann Lim, the Director of Digital Forensics […]
Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2020 Reflections
As Cyber Security Awareness Month draws to a close, we thought we would take some time to reflect on the past month. There were hard times over the past 31 days, with major cyber attacks felt in the legal sector (Seyfarth Shaw), pharma (Dr. Reddy Laboratories), steel (Stelco), software (Software AG), health sector (Dickinson County […]
Kevin Speaks at The Ontario Bar Association
ISA’s President and CEO Kevin Dawson was featured in “Privacy Across Borders”, a webcast held by the Privacy and Access to Information Law Section of the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) on Thursday, September 17, 2020. Kevin was invited to participate in a panel that anchored a day of discussion about privacy and data protection across […]
Insider Threats in Banking
The financial sector is one of the hardest hit by cybercrime: not only are banks among the most frequent targets of attack, the Cost of a Data Breach Report 2020 suggests that recovery costs for financial institutions are consistently in the top two or three for industries globally. This should come as no surprise, as […]
Elements of an Incident Response Plan
This is Part III, the final chapter in this three-part series on incident response planning as part of your overall information security plan. Part I discussed why an incident response plan is important and Part II details seven steps on how to prepare and organize before you start to write your plan. Here in Part […]
Not All Pen Tests are Created Equal
Kevin Dawson, our CEO and President, shares his thoughts. Check out the original article on LinkedIn here. Don’t get me wrong, penetration tests (or “pen tests”) are an important part of an overall information security plan. But not all pen tests are created equal, and a pen test is not the answer to everything. I […]
Law Enforcement and Cybercrime
Stop! Thief! Does your cyberattack incident response plan include notifying the police? This is an important step that many organizations dismiss, but should consider. Today we’ll address some of the common reasons that companies give for not involving law enforcement, and explore why it’s time for a second look. Reason 1: I don’t know how […]
IT Staff Burnout During Pandemic
How is your IT staff coping during the pandemic? It’s been well-documented that the number of remote workers has exploded over the last few months. IT operations and the cybersecurity teams that defend your digital infrastructure may have never faced such relentless demands. Many IT staff have been on call 24×7 as users, unfamiliar with […]
Cybersecurity and the Real Estate Industry
Cyber criminals are at work on the real estate industry. The real estate industry is among the current list of easy prey for cybercriminals who are shifting their focus to sectors that are not quite prepared in their cybersecurity postures. The industry is in shortage of cybersecurity experts and operates with inadequate security laws and […]