Increased Cyber Attacks on COVID-19 Research
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a dramatic increase in the frequency and sophistication of cyber attacks. Security experts attribute this trend to the unprecedented changes in the way companies and employees have adopted new ways of doing business, and the global anxiety over the pandemic. According to the Canadian Center for Cyber Security, the health […]
Latest Cybersecurity News
ISA is committed to keeping the security community up to date with the latest cybersecurity news. Canada Revenue Agency disables services after cyberattacks The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has temporarily disabled its online services following news of two separate cyberattacks that compromised some 5500 accounts. In a statement August 16, the CRA confirmed that online […]
Cybersecurity in the Pharmaceutical Industry
The pharmaceutical sector is a prime target for cyber attacks as it is an industry built on innovation with extensive investments in R&D, intellectual property (IP) on medicines and new compounds, clinical patient data and trade secrets. When this information is stolen, it can have a devastating impact on the company. The Ponemon Institute’s 2016 […]
Elements of an Incident Response Plan
This is Part III, the final chapter in this three-part series on incident response planning as part of your overall information security plan. Part I discussed why an incident response plan is important and Part II details seven steps on how to prepare and organize before you start to write your plan. Here in Part […]
Latest Cybersecurity News
ISA is committed to keeping the security community up to date with the latest cybersecurity news. FBI issues Windows 7 warning On August 3, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a private industry notification (PIN) reminding companies about the potential risks of running Windows 7. Microsoft ended most support for Windows 7 on […]
Preparing an Incident Response Plan
This is Part II of a three-part series on incident response planning as part of your overall information security plan. Part I discussed why an incident response plan is important and Part III details the key elements and outline of a typical incident response plan. Here in Part II, we’ll focus on seven activities you should […]
Not All Pen Tests are Created Equal
Kevin Dawson, our CEO and President, shares his thoughts. Check out the original article on LinkedIn here. Don’t get me wrong, penetration tests (or “pen tests”) are an important part of an overall information security plan. But not all pen tests are created equal, and a pen test is not the answer to everything. I […]
Latest Cybersecurity News
ISA is committed to keeping the security community up to date with the latest cybersecurity news. Update: Charges laid in Twitter hack Just two weeks after a massive hack at Twitter, three individuals have been charged in connection with the incident. As we reported in late July, Twitter suffered a significant breach with some of […]
Why You Need an Incident Response Plan
“An incident response plan is a set of procedures, tools, and resources that your organization can use to recognize, respond, and recover from a cybersecurity attack or data breach.” This is Part I of a three-part series on incident response planning as part of your overall information security plan. Part II details seven steps […]