We recently sponsored a webinar on ‘Hiring a Virtual Chief Information Security Officer’ hosted by Jim Love, the CIO of ITWC. Michael Ball, a virtual Chief Information Security Officer, outlined how a virtual CISO can help companies to develop solid policies and practices to protect their information and to comply with regulations. Michael spoke…
Splunk is a big data BI analytics tool that allows you to do deep dives into your data, especially into your machine data. But Splunk is also presenting itself as a security solution. I was at the Splunk Live conference in Toronto last week, and fully a third of the sessions were focused on using…
Meltdown and Spectre exploits – what you should know This week, two new vulnerabilities have been identified that impact almost all computers. The vulnerability lies within Intel, AMD and ARM CPUs that were released anytime after 1995. The exposure from this weakness is profound. It impacts almost all laptops and desktops, as well as servers…
How hackers can guess your passwords and what you can do about it. Chances are that a hacker can easily guess one of your employee’s passwords. It’s actually easy to do. Here’s how. Forget what you’ve seen on TV or in movies. Hackers don’t have to do brilliant things to get into your systems.…
‘Tis the season for hackers to target SME’s They call it phishing. According to experts, it’s the number one way that hackers use to target companies just like yours. And just a reminder – these aren’t kids trying to break in for kicks. These are criminals who operate like organized crime, breaking in, using the…
The Practical Guide to Business Security provides statistics, pointers and strategies to help you to prepare for, defend against and recover from hacking and ransomware attacks. Did you know that US firms pay ransomware demands only 3 percent of the time, while Canadian firms comply 75 percent of the time? Download the practical guide…