Human error and system problems still greatest cyber threat
A joint study conducted by Symantec Corp. and the Ponemon Institute has revealed that human errors and system problems are...
Canadian businesses unprepared for growing cyber attacks
Although 69 percent of Canadian companies surveyed have experienced some kind of cyber attack within a 12-month period, a national...
Distributed security in the cyber ecosystem
Named to the Order of Ontario in January, Ron Deibert, a professor of political science and director of the Citizen...
Cyber crime damages Canadian business
It probably comes as no surprise to those in business, but almost 70 percent of Canadian defence and aerospace companies...
A true estimate of the cost of cyber attack
Just what does cyber crime cost Canadian business annually? Though numerous reports have attempted to put a dollar figure on...
The best defence
“The defensive form in War is … a shield formed of blows delivered with skill.” — Carl von Clausewitz, On...
Targeted attack: Spear phishing for intelligence
In early February, James R. Clapper, the U.S. director of national intelligence, told the House Select Intelligence Committee that threats...
Inside the network: Refining a cyber security culture
Warfare has always been a case of technological “follow the leader” ever since sharp sticks replaced rocks. Military leaders in...
Recruiting the cyber warrior: The mission is motivation
Like it or not, Canadian governments, law enforcement agencies and armed forces are in the information technology security business. And...
Critical strategy: Infrastructure protection in the cyber domain
Know your enemy. It’s an old cliché, but with the array of teenage basement hackers, organized criminals, non-state terrorists and...