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Do security diligence but prepare for the worst, says eSentire report

In its annual threat assessment Canadian security provider eSentire says attackers will increasingly share techniques

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Do security diligence but prepare for the worst, says eSentire report

In its annual threat assessment Canadian security provider eSentire says attackers will increasingly share techniques

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Warning: Ransomware may be copying all credentials on victims’ networks

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Cyberattack on LifeLabs prompts Asigra to launch program for public and non-profit organizations

Spurred by the recent cyber attack on LifeLabs, cloud backup, recovery and restore software provider, Asigra, has launched a new program to help public and non-profit organizations defend their backup repositories against cyberattacks, the company announced, Dec. 19.

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Malware is going to get weirder in 2020, so it’s time for enterprises to get weird too, says Trend Micro exec

As we leave 2019 behind, a new year approaches. And with it comes the impending waves of…

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eSentire strengthens its security services with CrowdStrike

eSentire and CrowdStrike join forces to beat data breaches.

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Security & Privacy Videos

Winston wants to protect your digital privacy – All Hands on Tech at CES 2019

New ‘Wallet Card’ allows you to ditch all your debit and credit cards

BlackBerry channel chief outlines new strategy

Best Security Solution Silver and Bronze winners at CEA 2015

Best Security Solution at CDN Channel Elite Awards 2015

Security experts talk MSSP shortage and how companies make breaches an easy thing

Canadian firm Bionym integrates wearable tech with Salesforce app

Businesses fear CASL class-action risks

Security & Privacy News

The Reddit Recap – Cylance engine gets tricked, a strange request, and the tips list grows

A bug in Cylance, a boss’ request raises eyebrows, and more from this week’s top posts on the MSP subreddit

Security is #1 IT priority for Canadian businesses, says CDW Canada report

An increasing number of Canadian businesses believe they are more ready for cyber threats than they were this time last year, according to a new report published by CDW Canada.

Collaboration and security major themes at Ingram Micro’s Partner Experience Roadshow

Ingram Micro held its 2019 Partner Experience Roadshow recently in Toronto, and it was clear that collaboration across the Canadian tech industry has become the norm.

Kaspersky rebranding unrelated to government ban, says executive

A lot has changed in the cybersecurity space since the 1990’s, which is why Kaspersky Lab recently announced a “complete rebranding” of the organization, according to the company’s head of marketing and partner marketing for North America.

eSentire opens new global HQ in Waterloo

Cybersecurity company eSentire opens a new global HQ in Waterloo

Fortinet expands SaaS cloud offerings, launches branch offering to secure the WAN

Fortinet made some moves recently.

FireEye opens new headquarters in Toronto

Canada is one of FireEye Inc.’s fastest growing regions, so it only made sense to open up a new headquarters in Toronto, according to the cybersecurity firm’s area vice-president and general manager for Canada.

CIRA looks to expand DNS security in Canada, launches first firewall API integration

The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) recently announced an API integration designed to provide additional protection against cyber threats for Canadian SMBs.

The Reddit Recap – A crooked accountant; Valuable reference material for MSPs; StorageCraft data loss

The Reddit recap highlights last week’s top trending posts on the r/msp subreddit. This is the largest MSP-related group on Reddit with nearly 40,000 members.

Exclusive: New NPD Group data helps VARs navigate complex security landscape

New data from NPD Group shows a sharp 18 per cent increase in the number of security software solutions going through distributors from 2017 and 2018.

Nearly 100 malicious email campaigns aimed at Canadian organizations in Q1: Report

IT security experts say they still come across business leaders in Canada who don’t believe their organization…

Manufacturing spending billions on IoT, but still can’t patch Windows or remember passwords

The manufacturing industry is spending billions of dollars on IoT, but it continues to do a terrible job of securing its connected devices.

Cost of security breaches to Canadian firms studied averaged over $9 million a year: Report

The price of security incidents in organizations in 11 countries jumped an average of 12 per cent last year, according to a new study.

Fastest risers on CDN Top 100 list: growing despite talent gap

With a combined estimated revenue of between $86.5-$105 million, the four fastest risers on the CDN Top…

Canadian cloud leaders may be among the least secure, report suggests

Canadian organizations are increasingly moving data and workloads to the cloud. But if a recently-released study is representative, the leading firms in this movement are among the least secure.

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