Yesterday, Thursday October 25th, LARG*net's admin network firewalls blocked about 200,000 attacks. This amounts to just internet background noise.
Read MoreSecurity is a pyramid: it is very simple to stop the large number of bots and low skilled hackers at the bottom of the pyramid and increasingly complicated to stop the small number of skilled attackers at the top. The following 10 steps require more skill to implement as you go down the list but are increasingly resistant to skilled attackers. Ideally, you'd complete all 10 steps.
Read MoreThe awesome folks at SANS and the Canadian government offer free policy templates and guidelines to use and modify to your own needs. There’s no excuse for not having policies anymore.
Read MoreToday the Minister of National Defence, the Honorable Harjit S. Sajjan, announced the official launch of the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (the Cyber Centre), Canada’s national authority on cyber security and cyber threat responses.
Read MoreJust a reminder that Google offers a security checkup for your account. It details recent logins, all devices that are currently logged in, your sign-in methods including 2 factor options, and any third party access that you have approved. It's a great idea to do a regular checkup to keep track of how your account is being accessed.
Read MoreIf you were a NCIX customer, you should consider your private information breached. Change your passwords, cancel your credit card(s), and ignore any emails you might receive from ‘NCIX’.
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