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Inside a Breach: What Really Happens After a Cyber Attack
It usually starts quietly. A staff member notices files taking longer to open. An application freezes for no obvious reason. Someone flags an email that “feels off,” but no alarms are blaring yet. For many Canadian organizations, the first moments of a cyber breach don’t feel dramatic at all. They
Silent Sabotage: The Rise of Data Manipulation Attacks
Everything looks normal at first. The systems are online. The dashboards are green. The reports reconcile. No alerts are flashing, no files are missing, no ransom notes are waiting in anyone’s inbox. Meetings continue as scheduled, decisions are made with confidence, and business moves forward. And yet—something starts to feel
The Chain Reaction: How One Compromised Vendor Can Cripple an Entire Industry
For many Canadian businesses, cybersecurity feels like a responsibility that begins and ends at their own front door. Firewalls are installed. Staff are trained. Systems are patched. Leadership feels confident that the basics are covered. Then the phones stop ringing, systems go offline, and someone asks the question no one
Your Next Employee Might Be Your Biggest Risk: Insider Threats Explained
Most businesses imagine cyber threats as something external—a stranger on the other side of the world, a piece of malware spreading silently across the internet, or a criminal group probing networks for weak spots. But the real story is often far more ordinary. Some of the most damaging incidents begin
How a Cybersecurity Assessment Can Save Your Business
On a quiet Tuesday morning, the staff at a small Canadian manufacturing company arrived to find their computers stuck on the same strange message: Your files have been encrypted. No one panicked at first. Someone joked about restarting everything, someone else suggested unplugging the modem, and their office manager tried
When Your City Becomes the Target: Cyber Threats to Municipalities
On an ordinary Tuesday morning, the town of St. Marys, Ontario, expected nothing more dramatic than a council meeting and a few pothole complaints. But when the staff arrived at the town hall, nothing worked. Computers were locked by a message none of them had ever seen before. File names
AI in the Wrong Hands: How Cybercriminals Are Automating Attacks
Most cyber attacks used to start with a human being making the first move — someone typing out a phishing email, scanning a business network, or manually testing passwords one by one. Today, a growing number of attacks don’t start with people at all. They start with code that can
Remote Work: The Cybersecurity Blind Spot
A few years ago, working from home felt like a novelty—coffee mug in hand, dog at your feet, and the freedom to skip the commute. Today, it’s simply how many Canadians work. But behind the comfort of remote and hybrid setups lies a growing security concern few want to think
Digital Dependence in Healthcare: What Happens When the Systems Stop?
It started like any other Tuesday morning at the hospital. Nurses were taking vitals, doctors were making rounds, and the smell of burnt coffee was doing its best to keep everyone functional. Then, suddenly, every screen in the ward froze. For a few seconds, no one moved — because that’s
Data Retention vs. Data Risk: When Keeping Everything Becomes the Threat
The Hoarder’s Dilemma in the Digital Age If you’ve ever hesitated to delete an old file because “you might need it someday,” you’re not alone. Many organizations operate under that same logic, holding on to mountains of outdated emails, documents, and records—just in case. It’s a kind of digital hoarding,