A buyer’s guide for choosing the best SIEM for your business
A brief history Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM) technologies have been around for decades. They were originally designed to bring order to the chaos of security and event alerts generated by the ever-increasing number of IT systems in production environments. Technical staff find it complex enough monitoring alarms on a single file server – […]
Three Quarters of Canadian University and College Students are Concerned about Cyber Safety
Educational institutions that lack safeguards risk falling enrolment, study shows Toronto/Calgary/Ottawa – September 29, 2022 – With the rise in online learning, a recent poll reveals that more than three quarters (76%) of Canadian post-secondary students surveyed are concerned about cyber safety – up 10% from pre-pandemic times. And the majority (79%) feel their university […]
How to Get Board Buy-in for Cybersecurity Investment
Even in today’s climate of constant threat of cyber attack, IT professionals may still encounter challenges in getting the cybersecurity message across to their board of directors. Here are some strategies for helping to raise visibility, awareness, and support for cybersecurity initiatives at your organization. Preparation While your exposure to the board may be limited […]
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 […]
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 […]
Latest Cybersecurity News 2021-08-09 Edition
Follow ISA Cybersecurity on LinkedIn for the latest cybersecurity news Weekly CyberTip: Ethical Hacking Ethical hacking should be a part of every company’s cybersecurity program. We all do our best to secure our networks and data, but having a trusted independent expert attempt to breach those defenses in a controlled fashion can help identify unknown vulnerabilities – before […]