What makes Canadian businesses attractive cybercrime targets, and what can you do about it?

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.

Cybersecurity roundup: The most notorious cybercrimes in the first half of 2022

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.

How SMBs can prevent VoIP eavesdropping

As a business owner, you should be aware of the different cyberattacks that can hurt your company. One of these is Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) eavesdropping. This occurs when cybercriminals infiltrate your VoIP network and listen in on your calls in hopes of stealing critical business information. To prevent this, you should implement the […]

Are Macs vulnerable to viruses?

It is common knowledge that Windows computers tend to deal with an assortment of viruses and malware, but many people fail to realize that even Macs face similar threats. Virus creators have become adept at finding back doors and other vulnerabilities, that even Macs can be targeted. Viruses that affect Macs There are four general […]

Protecting your Android mobile devices

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.

Vulnerabilities on WordPress websites

“Easy-to-use,” “SEO-friendly,” “open-source,” and “customizable.” These are some of the words that best describe WordPress, currently the most popular Content Management Solutions (CMS) platform. With thousands of websites affected in a recently launched series of attacks, “easy to target,” “hackers’ favorite,” and “prone to attacks” could soon be used to define the experience of running […]