Ransomware and phishing attacks are on the rise, as are the
significant legal and economic considerations that follow. In 2019,
a number of municipalities across Canada faced malicious online
attacks that effectively shut-down city operations unless a ransom
was paid.1 A recent Carbon Black survey of 250 Canadian
CIOs, CTOs and CISOs found that 88% of businesses had
suffered a data breach over the past 12 months, largely due to
phishing attacks.2
As businesses adapt to the "new normal" of extreme
uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, countless employees
are faced with the prospect of working remotely in a variety of new
(and sometimes less-than-secure) environments. Cybercriminals have
taken notice.
