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 […]
Latest Cybersecurity News
ISA is committed to keeping the security community up to date with the latest cybersecurity news. Customer builds website to track which McDonald’s ice cream machines are broken With just a few weekends and 2000 lines of computer code, self-taught programmer Rashiq Zahid from Berlin, Germany has created a website that plots the status […]
8 Cybersecurity Activities Small Businesses Must Consider
This year’s Small Business Week, an annual recognition of entrepreneurship and small business in Canada, has a special resonance. The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented environment for small businesses everywhere: while opportunities have arisen for some enterprises, many other companies have faced significant hardships. It seems only fitting that the theme of this year’s […]
Cybersecurity and the U.S. Elections
With the next U.S. election only two weeks away, it’s a good time to check in to see how cybersecurity may affect one of the most significant votes in American history. At the Polls The American federal voting system consists of a remarkably varied array of local processes and procedures. There is no over-arching election […]
Latest Cybersecurity News
ISA is committed to keeping the security community up to date with the latest cybersecurity news. ISA featured at IBM Think Summit Canada on October 22 IBM’s Think Summit Canada offers a forum that helps businesses envision how they will accelerate recovery and transformation post-pandemic. The free virtual conference features four tracks: “Unlock Cloud and […]
Cybersecurity in the Gaming Industry
The current technological proliferation and innovation in both computer hardware and software are driving the growth of the gaming industry. Grands View Research Market Analysis Report state that experts value the global video game market size at $151.06 billion USD in 2019. At the same time, the increased penetration of the Internet and the readily […]
The Evolving Cyber Insurance Landscape
These days, many organizations are choosing to carry cyber insurance coverage as part of their defense arsenal against cyber threat. But with the explosion in ransomware attacks and an evolving regulatory environment, the cyber insurance landscape is changing fast. It’s a good time to look at what’s happening in the marketplace, and how it could […]
Latest Cybersecurity News
ISA is committed to keeping the security community up to date with the latest cybersecurity news. Microsoft strikes back at hackers Microsoft and the FS-ISAC have launched a legal action to disable a range of IP addressees hosted all over the United States that are alleged to control the infamous TrickBot botnet. Simultaneously, Microsoft […]
Latest Cybersecurity News
ISA is committed to keeping the security community up to date with the latest cybersecurity news. Reminder to apply “Zerologon” patch The urgency to patch Microsoft Windows Server vulnerability CVE-2020-1472 – dubbed “Zerologon” – has heightened, as the bug has now been exploited “in the wild”. All current versions of Windows are exposed to […]