Category: cybersecurity

Insider Threats: How to Detect and Prevent Them in Your Organization Your most significant cybersecurity risk may already have authorized access to your systems. Insider threats — incidents caused by employees, contractors, former staff, or trusted partners who misuse their access — account for a substantial share of cybersecurity incidents in Canadian organizations. Unlike external… Continue reading Insider Threats: How to Detect and Prevent Them in Your Organization

SOC 2 vs. ISO 27001: Which Certification Do Canadian Companies Actually Need? If your organization is evaluating security certifications, you have almost certainly encountered both SOC 2 and ISO 27001. Both are widely recognized, both signal security maturity to clients and partners, and both require significant investment to achieve. They are not interchangeable. The question… Continue reading SOC 2 vs. ISO 27001: Which Certification Do Canadian Companies Actually Need?

PIPEDA Compliance Checklist for Canadian Businesses: What You Need to Have in Place The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) has governed how Canadian businesses handle personal information since 2000. Most businesses understand that PIPEDA exists. Fewer have a clear picture of what it actually requires them to do, where their current practices… Continue reading PIPEDA Compliance Checklist for Canadian Businesses: What You Need to Have in Place

What Is Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Why Does It Matter for Canadian Businesses? The majority of successful cyberattacks against Canadian organizations do not start with a sophisticated exploit. They start with a compromised credential, an over-privileged account, or an access control that was never properly configured. Identity is the attack surface that attackers… Continue reading What Is Identity and Access Management (IAM) and Why Does It Matter for Canadian Businesses?

What Is a Threat Risk Assessment? What It Covers and Why Canadian Businesses Need One Most organizations do not know exactly what is at risk in their environment until something goes wrong. A threat risk assessment (TRA) exists to change that. It gives you a structured, documented picture of what you are protecting, what threatens… Continue reading What Is a Threat Risk Assessment? What It Covers and Why Canadian Businesses Need One

How to Choose a Cybersecurity Company in Canada: A Buyer’s Guide for Business Leaders Hiring a cybersecurity firm is one of the highest-stakes vendor decisions a Canadian organization will make. Get it right and you have a partner who hardens your defenses before an attack. Get it wrong and you pay for reports that collect… Continue reading How to Choose a Cybersecurity Company in Canada: A Buyer’s Guide for Business Leaders

Bill C-8 and the Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act: What Canadian Businesses Need to Know Canada’s cybersecurity obligations just changed. On March 26, 2026, Bill C-8, the Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act (CCSPA), passed the House of Commons. It is now before the Senate, and when it receives Royal Assent, organizations across six regulated sectors… Continue reading Bill C-8 and the Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act: What Canadian Businesses Need to Know

The End of the Security Equilibrium: What AI-Powered Cyberattacks Mean for Canadian Businesses The tools your organization uses to stay secure were built for a different threat environment. For roughly two decades, the cybersecurity industry operated in a relatively stable equilibrium: attacks grew more sophisticated, but defenses adapted, and the overall structure of the threat… Continue reading The End of the Security Equilibrium: What AI-Powered Cyberattacks Mean for Canadian Businesses

SOC 2 Compliance for Canadian Tech Companies: What You Need to Know A few years ago, Canadian SaaS companies could win enterprise and US-market deals on product merit alone. That window is closing fast. Procurement teams at mid-market and enterprise buyers now routinely include a SOC 2 report in their vendor security questionnaires, and without… Continue reading SOC 2 Compliance for Canadian Tech Companies: What You Need to Know

OSFI Guideline B-13: What Canadian Financial Institutions Need to Know About Technology and Cyber Risk If you lead a compliance, IT, or risk function at a federally regulated financial institution in Canada, OSFI Guideline B-13 is not a future concern. It came into effect on January 1, 2024, and OSFI’s supervisory expectations are active now.… Continue reading OSFI Guideline B-13: What Canadian Financial Institutions Need to Know About Technology and Cyber Risk