Two-Thirds of Organizations Were Hit by a Ransomware Attack Last Year
In SpyCloud’s Ransomware Defense Report, its annual survey of CISOs or Chief Information Security Officers and heads of IT security from Canada, the UK, and US they found that that security teams are starting to lose hope that they can
Malware: Old Tools; New Tricks
Since the earliest form of a computer virus was created in 1949, malware has certainly come of age. Malware continues to wreak havoc on corporate and government entities and remains a perpetual thorn in the side of vendors and IT
How Does the Cyber Mercenary Business Work?
The Cyber Mercenary Business is Surging, Unfortunately Reuters wrote a report on the booming business of Cyber mercenaries which we found particularly interesting and thought it was well worth sharing. The report discusses in detail, various cyber mercenary hacks which have
Ransomware and Business Email Compromise (BEC) Account for 70% of Breaches
Ransomware and business email compromises (BEC) topped the list of the types of attacks on organizations in the past year, making up 70% of the total number, according to the 2022 Unit 42 Incident Response Report from Unit 42 by
What are the Benefits of SOAR Security Technology?
Choosing the Most Effective Security Technology – SIEM versus SOAR In a previous blog post, Why Organizations Are Moving to Managed Firewall and SIEM Solutions, we addressed not only the benefits of Firewall and SIEM security technologies, but also the challenges.
How to Implement an Effective Vulnerability Management Program
We’ve written considerably on Vulnerability Management, Vulnerability Assessments and Patching because they are so critical to preventing attacks. I’ve provided links to several of the most read blog posts we have written on the subject. In this blog post, we’ll
Is an MDR Solution or an MSSP Partnership Better for Your Organization?
In this blog post, we want to analyze the differences between a Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solution and a Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) partnership and how organizations can differentiate between the two and choose which one or both
Personal Information & Data Privacy in Canada: PIPEDA 101
What is PIPEDA? In Canada, most legal obligations pertaining to cybersecurity can be found in one of the privacy laws. The principal law is the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), which became law on April 13th, 2000 and
Why Incident Response Technology has become Critical to Limiting Damage
Businesses and organizations operating in today’s connected world face a variety of dangerous new threats from cyber criminals. To keep pace with the Digital Transformation, organizations have to provide convenience for their customers, thus taking payments online, storing customer data
The Fundamental Elements of Cyber Hygiene
Cyber Hygiene or IT hygiene involves best practices related to cybersecurity to protect your network and infrastructure from threats. It serves as the basic foundation for a proactive, systematic, and comprehensive approach to data protection. Taking the time to create