How to Keep High-Performing Cyber Teams Running
Written by Phil Armstrong, President & CEO, Macanthium Ventures How to keep high-performing cyber teams running My advice from decades of experience on how to keep your high-performing cyber team running as the Great Attrition looms. Try to remember the best team that you were ever privileged to be a part of – can you […]
Latest Cybersecurity News 2021-10-18 Edition
Follow ISA Cybersecurity on LinkedIn for the latest cybersecurity news Weekly CyberTip: Multi-factor authentication Two-factor authentication (2FA) is a security process in which users provide a two distinct pieces of information to confirm their identity. 2FA is an example of multi-factor authentication (MFA), the general term for providing several types of identification or credentials. Many […]
Latest Cybersecurity News 2021-10-12 Edition
Follow ISA Cybersecurity on LinkedIn for the latest cybersecurity news Weekly CyberTip: Safe disposal of old phones and computers Just as you would shred old documents containing sensitive or personal information, you must take precautions to protect data left on phones, computers, or obsolete media before discarding them. While reformatting or wiping a disk will […]
Latest Cybersecurity News 2021-10-04 Edition
Follow ISA Cybersecurity on LinkedIn for the latest cybersecurity news Weekly CyberTip: Be on the lookout for text message attacks October is Cyber Security Awareness Month in Canada and around the world. It’s a great opportunity to reflect on how you can raise cyber awareness at home and at work. Canada’s Get Cyber Safe and […]
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 […]
9 Cybersecurity Tips for National Seniors Day
Seniors are finding themselves swept into the digital world, whether they like it or not. Some embrace technology, others tolerate it, while still others find it an intimidating and incomprehensible world. Situations in which the “admin” spouse becomes ill or passes away leaves the surviving spouse struggling. While pandemic restrictions are finally being relaxed, remote […]
Latest Cybersecurity News 2021-09-27 Edition
Follow ISA Cybersecurity on LinkedIn for the latest cybersecurity news Weekly CyberTip: Be on the lookout for text message attacks “Smishing” or SMS-based phishing attacks aren’t as common as email-based phishing, but they can be dangerous too, so stay cyber savvy! To limit your risk, don’t click on any unexpected or suspicious links received in […]
Latest Cybersecurity News 2021-09-21 Edition
Follow ISA Cybersecurity on LinkedIn for the latest cybersecurity news Weekly CyberTip: The Importance of Internal Audit Even companies with mature cybersecurity practices need to conduct regular internal audit to verify their security programs. Internal, yet independent, auditors can work with management and IT functions to assess and test security practices to identify systemic security […]
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 […]