Tag: CyberResilience
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Targeted Phishing Attack Affects Canadian Investors
In August 2025, a targeted phishing campaign compromised sensitive investor information held by the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO), ultimately affecting approximately 750,000 Canadian investors. Following an extensive forensic investigation exceeding 9,000 hours, CIRO publicly confirmed the full extent of the breach on January 14, 2026. The incident affected a defined subset of current and…
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Resilience Over Compliance
Cyber threats are accelerating, and Canadian businesses face a critical reality: attacks aren’t a matter of if, they’re a matter of when. In the first half of 2025 alone, Canada saw 11.9 billion cyberattack attempts. With AI-driven phishing, ransomware, and even future quantum risks on the horizon, organizations need more than compliance checklists—they need resilience.…
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Rising AI Threats in Canada
Canada’s cyber insurance market is showing signs of recovery after years of volatility, according to a new report from the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC). The report, The Canadian Cyber Insurance Market, highlights how improved underwriting practices, better loss predictability, and broader product availability have helped insurers regain balance. Between 2019 and 2023, the industry…
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Canadian Tire Data Breach
On October 2, 2025, Canadian Tire Corporation (CTC) identified unauthorized access to an e-commerce database containing customer information. The breach affected accounts across Canadian Tire, SportChek, Mark’s/L’Équipeur, and Party City, exposing names, addresses, emails, birth years, encrypted passwords, and in some cases, truncated credit card numbers. No banking or loyalty program data was compromised, and…
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What SMBs Need to Know from the 2025 CIRA Survey
Cybersecurity in Canada, On Guard for Thee. Cyber threats are no longer a distant concern for Canadian businesses—they’re a daily reality. The 2025 CIRA Cybersecurity Survey, conducted by The Strategic Counsel, gathered insights from 500 cybersecurity decision-makers across the country. The findings reveal a landscape where cyber-attacks are not just expected—they’re recurring. For SMBs, this…
