Rapid technological advancements have revolutionized the business landscape, but they have also opened the gates to a barrage of cybersecurity threats. From customer data theft to disruptions in business operations, the risks to a business's IT infrastructure have never been greater.

Canada's cybercrime landscape is teeming with ransomware attacks, phishing schemes, data breaches, and a plethora of fraudulent activities, which means that, unfortunately, individuals and businesses are constantly at risk of being attacked.

This begs the question: what makes Canada-based businesses an attractive target to malicious actors? Here are some factors.

The internet is a vast and ever-changing place, and as technology advances, so do the ways in which cybercriminals exploit it. In recent years, we have seen cybercrime grow consistently and exponentially, with experts predicting that it will become a 13.8 trillion CAD (10.5 trillion USD) industry by 2025.

That forecast is fast gaining ground as cybercrooks continue to be relentless in their pursuit to trick users, breach security, and steal or compromise data.

When personal and professional information live on one mobile device, a small breach can have huge impacts. As the adoption of bring your own device (BYOD) policies increase, employee awareness of cyberthreats becomes critical. Here are five tips for avoiding common Android-based security risks.