A new non-profit organization intended to help people protect themselves against identity and data theft, according to CTV News.. Funded by a combination of financial institutions Desjardins Group, National Bank of Canada, and Deloitte, along with engineering firm RHEA Group, CyberEco had already developed a new app, dubbed Protection, which seeks to provide smartphone users with tips on how to prevent hacks, while also helping people detect security breaches and scams.
Speaking of the growing demand for cybersecurity services, Marc Perron, managing partner at Deloitte, said to the Canadian Press, “Like all companies, we are being attacked. We see people getting into a system and asking for ransom from a company, or trying to leverage the fact that they took data to get some money out of it. So the question is, how do you protect your system?”
Regarding the need for such an organization like CyberEco, Amir Belkhelladi, responsible for cybersecurity for Deloitte in Eastern Canada, noted “When you have a fire brigade, they never practice on the fire live in your house; they practice it outside. Yet in cyber, historically, people have been waiting for the attack to respond to it. So far, we’re fighting for talent instead of generating the talent.”
