Ineffective and inefficient internal communications could be harming your organization. When communication is poor, there is a myriad of flow on effects. This includes lower profits and productivity, costly mistakes, higher rates of staff absenteeism and presenteeism, poor safety, poor morale, low levels of employee engagement, high staff turnover, and potential for reputational damage. However, […]
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Following the changes the pandemic has brought about in the business world, organizations have significantly increased their use of data and the internet. This, in turn, has increased the prevalence of cyberattacks and cybersecurity risks. Accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers recently released a report estimating that about 62 per cent of Canadian organizations were impacted by ransomware […]
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Among the many changes brought about by the pandemic is the widespread use of QR codes, graphical representations of digital data that can be printed and later scanned by a smartphone or other device. QR codes have a wide range of uses that help people avoid contact with objects and close interactions with other people, including for […]
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Cloud services that aren’t properly managed can ‘leak’ data into the wrong hands. This is something all businesses must avoid…… The big idea Organizations’ failure to properly manage the servers they lease from cloud service providers can allow attackers to receive private data, research my colleagues and I conducted has shown. Cloud computing allows businesses […]
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The average business receives 10,000 alerts every day from the various software tools it uses to monitor for intruders, malware and other threats. Cybersecurity staff often find themselves inundated with data they need to sort through to manage their cyber defenses. The stakes are high. Cyberattacks are increasing and affect thousands of organizations and millions […]
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Year after year, passwords like “123456”, “qwerty” and even “password” are found to be the most popular choices and 2021 was no exception. These reports generally come with the same advice to users: create better passwords to protect your security online. Although this is may well be true, it’s also time to realise that years […]
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Three 9-year-old girls are huddled around a Caesar wheel, an ancient tool for sharing secret messages. Cracking a code is one of many challenges the girls complete to help characters in CryptoComics escape a mysterious cyberworld into which they’ve been drawn. CryptoComics is a curriculum designed to teach elementary school children – particularly girls of color – […]
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President Joe Biden on March 21, 2022, warned that Russian cyberattacks on U.S. targets are likely, though the government has not identified a specific threat. Biden urged the private sector: “Harden your cyber defenses immediately.” It is a costly fact of modern life that organizations from pipelines and shipping companies to hospitals and any number […]
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