International Women’s Day: Training Employees to be Cyber Heroes
By Yasmin Ranade
What if companies undertook security awareness training programs to turn every employee into a cyber hero?
Tag: cybersecurity
Should Opening a Social Media Account Require a Verifiable ID?
by Lee Rickwood
The U.K. government is set to debate a new law that would require people opening new social media accounts to prove their identity with a verified form of ID.
IT Confirms Rise In Employees Opening Malicious Links Poses Threats
By Yasmin Ranade
Since working more from home, remote employees have been cutting IT out of the loop, which according to HP’s report has led to an increase in compromised machines, with 66 per cent of Canadian IT teams agreeing that protecting against, detecting and recovering from firmware attacks has become more difficult.
It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month: What’s Your Backup Plan?
By Yasmin Ranade
As the lines have blurred between personal and business lives – and the technologies we use for both, we should keep vigilant and proactive for ourselves as well as for our employers and work partners.
National Virtual STEAM Camp Launched to Engage Canadian Teens in Tech
By Yasmin Ranade
IBM Canada, along with its ten partners, delivered its first national Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) virtual summer camp for students entering grades 7 – 12 this fall. Access was free and more than 3,000 teens participated from 9 provinces, which demonstrates a good appetite for STEM learning in Canada.
Parental Control Apps: Beware of ‘Stalkerware”
By Yasmin Ranade
Parents should be cautious about downloading apps that stalk or spy on their children when they are online as these may expose you and your family to privacy problems.
Tips For Filing Small Business & Personal Taxes In 2021
By Christine Persaud
There are a variety of new measures you can leverage to help reduce costs and enjoy deductions you might not have otherwise been able to tap into for the 2020 tax filing year.
BlackBerry and Canadian Girl Guides Succeed in Cybersecurity Program
By Yasmin Ranade
To mark International Women’s Day, Girl Guides of Canada-Guides du Canada (GGC) and BlackBerry Limited today announced the success of their joint cybersecurity skills-based program. With the cybersecurity industry facing a significant talent – and gender gap – a big part of the program’s aim was to ‘spark’ cybersecurity interest at a young age.