Fraud Prevention Month
Spring into Fraud Prevention Month March is designated as Fraud Prevention Month in Canada (and in the United States, the first week of March is promoted as Consumer Protection Week). Both “official” events offer a wealth of resources, tips, and best practices for consumers. We will help celebrate these important initiatives by focusing on three […]
Privacy by Design
Privacy by Design, Right from the Start. International Data Privacy Day 2020 saw a host of events, conferences, and symposia discussing the emerging trends and issues in the world of data privacy and security. In Toronto, the Privacy & Access Council of Canada (PACC) hosted a privacy/security update session headlined by Dr. Anne Cavoukian, former […]
Cybersecurity and Policing in Canada
Policing Cybercrimes The Government of Canada launched Canada’s Cyber Security Strategy in order to help protect Canadian citizens, critical infrastructure, businesses and Canadian governments from cyber threats in 2010. Such strategy helped set up Canada’s cyber technology knowledge and directs Canada’s dealings with regards to securing government as well as other vital systems and the […]
Cybersecurity Training
Is Your Cybersecurity Training Program Adequate? A 2019 Ponemon survey of 2176 global SMBs reported the following: – 66% of firms surveyed experienced a cyber attack within the last year – SMBs spent an average of US$1.2 million to recover from damage or theft or corporate assets, and […]
What’s SASE and Why Does Gartner Feel It’s the Next Big Thing?
What is SASE and Why Should You Care? When Gartner talks, people generally listen. So when Gartner noted “secure access service edge” (SASE) as a technology that is “on the rise” in their Hype Cycle for Enterprise Networking report in July 2019, tech insiders took notice. And when Gartner explicitly encouraged companies to plan for […]
Data Privacy and the Enterprise
How has your enterprise positioned itself with respect to data privacy? Data Privacy Day is not only an excellent time for consumers to review and reflect on the confidentiality of their online data, but for companies to take stock of how they treat that consumer data, too. How has your enterprise positioned itself with […]
Privacy Awareness Week and What you need to know as a Consumer.
International Data Privacy Day This week, we celebrated International Data Privacy Day! To acknowledge the event, we’re presenting a two-part discussion of privacy: the first focuses around consumers, and the second around enterprises. Enjoy! Part 1: Data Privacy and the Consumer First off it may be helpful to draw the distinction between privacy and […]
Test Your Cybersecurity Knowledge
How well do you know your cybersecurity? Did you know that January 4th was National Trivia Day? We may have missed the actual day, but we thought we can still celebrate it by challenging our readers to a handful of cybersecurity trivia questions. Try your best to answer the six questions before you take […]
Cyber Insurance Coverage and Why You Need It
What is Cybersecurity Insurance Coverage and is it Right for You? First, what is it? Getting cyber insurance from an insurer is very similar to getting any other type of insurance product: your risks are assessed, an offer of coverage is made, you pay a regular premium, and – if the worst happens – you […]