Ransomware is one of the fastest growing areas of cyber crime. The intended target is often small and medium sized businesses, because they have fewer resources compared with larger organizations. Historically, the root word ransom refers to a criminal demanding a payment in exchange for releasing someone or something thatRead More →
Canada is lagging behind the U.S., Britain and other countries in defending citizens and businesses against malicious hackers and cyber-criminals, say numerous groups involved in trying to police the internet. “We’re failing, we’re falling behind,” warns Katherine Thompson of the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance, one of Canada’s largest private-sector high-tech advocacy groups.Read More →
With Cyber Monday just around the corner, many people still wonder if it is safe to buy online during end-of-the-year sales events. Of course it is safe in the sense that you won’t be pushed, hit, or crushed by other customers who also want to get their hands on theRead More →
Is your cloud (online web-based) application vulnerable to hackers? Do you even know if the OpenSSL security flaw and bug affected your important data? Are you paying attention to your investment? Or do you even care? With many moving full steam ahead with cloud-based solutions, recent developments have casted aRead More →