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Protecting municipalities and public institutions from cyberattacks

Combatting Cyberattacks at Local and Public Institutions

Posted on June 24, 2020June 25, 2020 by

Over the past several years, municipalities, universities, schools, and hospital institutions – or the MUSH Sector for short – have become an attractive hunting ground for cybercriminals. Comprised of entities that receive government funding, but that are not controlled by government, the MUSH sector also important civic institutions like police forces, long term care homes,…

How to Safeguard Your Personal Information and Prevent Data Theft

Posted on January 24, 2018January 28, 2020 by

Lisa Wills

It’s Data Privacy Day on January 28th and it serves as an important reminder to pull ourselves up by our digital bootstraps and lockdown all that personal information that we willingly sprinkle all over the internet. What is Considered Personal Information? In broad strokes, personal information is that which allows you to be identified. Canada’s…