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You walked into the office early to beat the rush, powered up your laptop, and wandered into the break room for your first cup of

It usually doesn’t start with a hacker breaking down a firewall. It starts with an employee at the end of a long shift. They’re juggling

If you’re running a business in Canada and you think complying with privacy laws means you’re protected from cyber threats, think again. The truth is,

It’s a common scene in many businesses. The cybersecurity policy is written, the tools are in place, and the training video has been sent out.

Imagine a small coastal town in Nova Scotia where the hum of printers, the flicker of aging computer screens, and the quiet buzz of network

In Atlantic Canada’s business landscape, there’s a familiar rhythm to how budgets are set. Payroll, marketing, and operations get their moment under the spotlight, scrutinized and justified. Yet, when the conversation turns to cybersecurity, it’s too often ushered off to a back corner, quietly folded into the IT line item. But as recent events have shown, treating cybersecurity as a technical afterthought isn’t just risky – it’s costly.

On a foggy morning in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, the wharves are alive with the familiar sounds of Atlantic Canada’s fishing industry: the slap of boots on wet planks, the creak of ropes, and the distant hum of diesel engines. But beneath this time-honoured rhythm, a quieter revolution is underway—one that’s transforming the region’s oldest industry into a high-tech enterprise. Lobster traps and trawlers now share the stage with laptops, Wi-Fi networks, and cloud-based management systems. And with this transformation comes an unexpected, invisible threat: cybercrime.

A human-first look at what happens during an assessment and how it helps organizations grow stronger.
If the words cybersecurity risk assessment make you want to hide under your desk, you’re not alone. For many business owners and leaders, the idea of letting someone poke around their systems and processes to look for weaknesses sounds about as appealing as a surprise tax audit. There’s a fear that someone will come in, wag a finger, and reveal a list of everything you’ve ever done wrong. But in reality, it’s nothing like that.

It started with a ping—just one new email in an inbox already flooded with thirty others. The subject line read, “Payroll Discrepancy – Immediate Action Required.” The employee, halfway through lunch, didn’t think twice. One click later, the company’s entire network was compromised.