The Eight Essential Steps in Building your AI Data Governance Strategy
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) becomes a key aspect of how most organizations operate, Canadian companies need to pay close attention to how AI and data management work together. While appropriate governance is essential, it may be hard for organizations to see how to get started on a cohesive plan. As experts in the field of […]
Cyber Risk Calculators are Broken: Here’s Why
The metaphor of a “broken risk assessment calculator” in cybersecurity is an apt one, as it highlights several key deficiencies in the current approach to cybersecurity risk assessment in Canada and abroad. In this article, we analyze some of the limitations of the current approaches, and explore ways you can get a more realistic handle on […]
What is a Vulnerability Assessment?
What is a Vulnerability Assessment? A cyber vulnerability assessment (VA) is a systematic process that identifies, classifies, and prioritizes security weaknesses in an organization’s IT infrastructure. A comprehensive VA will include networks, applications, cloud and on-prem systems, and IoT devices. This assessment compares the current environment against catalogues of known vulnerabilities to determine where the […]
Securing the Human Threat Surface: 5 Proactive Cyber Strategies for Canadian Business
More than ever, cyber criminals are focusing on the human attack surface for financial gain. Protecting the organization by educating employees on risks and threats has become a critical concern for organizations across Canada, especially in key sectors like healthcare, finance, energy, and critical infrastructure. Cyber criminals are increasingly targeting employees and executives as the […]
Key Considerations for your AI Data Governance Strategy
AI data governance is critical for compliance, data protection, and trust, addressing risks like data breaches, regulatory issues, and bias.
Five Ways to Prevent a Breach in 2025: Cybersecurity Lessons from the Front Lines of Breaches across Canada
Did you know that many 2024 breaches could have been prevented by using these five key security best practices?
AI’s Rapid Rise: The Growing Gap Between Innovation and Regulation
Remember 2019? Those were the days that most people’s exposure to machine learning (ML) or artificial intelligence (AI) was seeing a computer beat a grandmaster at chess or win a million dollars on Jeopardy. The launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 changed all that – dramatically, and forever. The perception of ML and AI has […]
[INFOGRAPHIC] Canadians Fear a Data Breach at their Financial Institution
A survey Conducted in September and October 2024 polled 1,519 Canadians countrywide about their views on cyber safety related to banking. The survey was fielded among members of the Angus Reid Forum on behalf of ISA Cybersecurity, one of Canada’s leading cybersecurity-focused solutions and service providers. For more information, and details about how ISA Cybersecurity […]
Education Under Cyber Attack
Six FAQs about what’s happening, why, and what we can do about it 1. Why are schools under cyber attack? There are several factors involved. First off, educational institutions have a wealth of sensitive data. Consider that schools hold health information, financial information, academic performance records, personal student and faculty records, and more. Further, note […]