What Gets Measured: A key point in managing your cybersecurity plans and expectations is ensuring you have the right measurements

By Editor|2022-07-19T16:40:31+00:00July 19th, 2022|

For things like cybersecurity, where even one lapse or mistake could result in huge consequences, so even a team that successfully rejects 99.9% of attacks can look like a failure, according to an article in [...]

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Down and Out: A major disruption at one of Canada’s two largest telecoms left emergency services without a way to be reached

By Editor|2022-07-19T16:38:57+00:00July 19th, 2022|

A recent nationwide outage at Rogers Communications not only took out Internet and cell phone service for their Canadian customers, but also exposed the vulnerability of emergency services. Described by Rogers Communications as being due [...]

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Taking Things Personally: Using Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social networks to gather information on their targets, phishing attacks are getting harder to pick out

By Editor|2022-07-19T16:35:46+00:00July 19th, 2022|

Phishing is big money nowadays for cybercriminals, and more and more groups are putting that extra mile into making their pitch seem convincing to potential victims. One study, by Check Point Research, found that LinkedIn [...]

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A Shifting Balance: While the number and severity of natural disasters grows, the cost in lives is decreasing

By Editor|2022-07-19T16:31:19+00:00July 19th, 2022|

Amidst the increase in the number and severity of weather-related natural disasters, there is a silver lining – a report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has found that while the number of disasters has [...]

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Seeing It All: Cybersecurity is best thought of in terms of how you continue to develop it, rather than as a defined end point

By Editor|2022-07-19T16:28:52+00:00July 19th, 2022|

In cybersecurity, the threats are always evolving. What may be a robust system today could quickly become one that’s behind the times as new exploits are found in existing systems, or as cyberattackers refine their [...]

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Knowing the Number: The new national Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is now active, and available to help those in need

By Editor|2022-07-19T16:24:59+00:00July 19th, 2022|

A new three digit number has been launched by the U.S. government to help those struggling with mental health challenges, according to an article in NPR. Similar to 911, the number is structured to offer [...]

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