We all send generous amounts of information through email every day. These emails are sometimes harmless, but often they are essential to your concerns. So, have you ever asked yourself whether emails constitute a secure channel for sending all this data? The risks associated with sending sensitive information through email...

A new trend: Your DNA for free participation in a contest? What was meant to happen happened: more than ever, YOU are the product. The era of cookies and web traffic analysis thanks to Google Analytics has passed. New heights have been reached with a contest organised by Momondo, a...

The HACKERS series, hosted by Matthieu Dugal, infiltrates the world of cyber hackers The French language CBC news station, Radio-Canada, recently announced that this fall’s line-up on ICI EXPLORA will include a new show hosted by Matthieu Dugal called HACKERS, a documentary series about cyber experts who work in the...

Canada: many firms have had to pay ransom to malicious hackers, but there are solutions The La Presse newspaper reports the conclusions of a study conducted in Canada and three other countries: 44 of 125 surveyed Canadian businesses had been victimised by some form of online extortion over the twelve...

Authors: Véronique Barry, Kateri-Anne Grenier, Norton Rose Fulbright Article original As the line between work and home is becoming increasingly blurred, the federal, British Columbia and Alberta privacy commissioners recently issued joint guidelines to help organizations: (i) reduce the risks of privacy breaches with respect to employers’ data accessed from...

The CSX Cybersecurity Day – Presented by ISACA-Québec On Tuesday May 31, our president, Jean-Philippe Racine, offers a conference on cyber risk insurance during ISACA-Québec’s CSX Cybersecurity Day; the challenge at hand: captivating the audience as did the last speaker, Michel Juneau-Katsuya. 🙂 Université Laval, Pavillon Desjardins, Cercle, 4ième étage...

Author: Christine A. Carron, Ad. E, Norton Rose Fulbright Article original Consultations on breach reporting regulations under PIPEDA now underway In June 2015, the Parliament of Canada adopted the Digital Privacy Act (the Act) that amends PIPEDA to provide for mandatory breach reporting to the privacy commissioner and the affected...