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Blog / Oh, Hack! – Mandatory Breach Reporting Rules Review

In the past year, 28 million Canadian identities have been impacted by one breach or another. The total population of Canada is 37.5 million; 28 million is 75% of that. There have been enough identities breached to impact 3 out of every 4 Canadians (regardless of being an adult or child, age, etc.)!! November 26, 2019

Blog / Cyber Security Tips: Where to Focus Your Attention, and Why.

One of the biggest challenges that small outfits face is answering the question: “How do you protect yourselves?." This is something that ALL types of organizations should be asking themselves today. November 19, 2019

Blog / Is that the Doctor on the Line? – Part 2: Province of Saskatchewan Moves to Online Patient Records

As I grow older, I'm all for having better and more accurate Health information available and it's inevitable that more systems will move online. I just hope the Security Protocols keep up. November 13, 2019

Blog / The Clock is Ticking… The End of Windows 7 is but 45 Business Days Away!

Upgrading Windows 7-enabled computers in your organization before January 14th, 2020, is not just a trivial annoyance. Ignoring the problem could place your entire operations at risk. November 06, 2019

Blog / Crypto-Miners: The Sneaky Malware – Not Every Infection is Noticeable…

Today, I would like to write about a piece of Malware you don't hear referred to that often, called “Crypto-Miners.” These are a family of Malware that steal the CPU resources of a computer, in order to mine an electronic currency. November 02, 2019

Blog / CYBERSECURE CANADA Part V: Final Thoughts.

The Security Controls put down in this Certification are incredibly useful. Even if your organization isn't intending to pursue it, making use of some of these controls they mention would be a good thing to help improve the Security of your outfit. October 30, 2019

Blog / Is that the Doctor on the Line? – SCAMS Move into the Medical Field.

Unfortunately, most of us don't hold - or have access to - the vast array of medical data in our personal profile. It's left to clinics, hospitals, doctors, pharmacists, and the rest of the health care system to be custodians of this sacred trust. October 23, 2019

Blog / CYBERSECURE CANADA Part IV… An In-Depth Look at Security Controls 10 to 13

In this newsletter I will conclude the in-depth look into this new Business Certification, by covering Security Controls numbers 10 through 13. The next newsletter will have some of my final thoughts and analysis of the Certification as a whole. October 09, 2019

Blog / CYBERSECURE CANADA Part III… An In-Depth Look at Security Controls 7 to 9

In the last two newsletters, I covered plenty of information regarding the CYBERSECURE CANADA Certification. In this newsletter, I'll explain numbers 7, 8 and 9 of the Security Controls, in detail. There’s only three this time, not due to their complexity, but because of the sub-points for these controls. October 02, 2019

Blog / The Clock is Ticking… The Countdown to Windows 7 End-of-Life is now 65 Business Days…

By now, most people are aware that Windows 7 End-of-Life is on January 14, 2020. Continuing to use it after this date invites an attack from Cyber Criminals, as they will be poised to unleash a series of strikes targeting Windows 7 computers; you can count on it. September 25, 2019

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