On March 26, 2018, the Government of Canada quietly announced that, on November 1, 2018, important changes to the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) will come into force. This has not met with the fanfare of the EU’s GDPR (General Data Privacy Regulation) but is of significant note for those business in […]
Canada has a new cybersecurity strategy – does it impact you?
Do you do business with companies in Canada? A recent government survey showed that although 94% of Canadian business collect personal data from their customers, they still have a long way to go to in protecting it, with three quarters of the business executives and owners having never reviewed their responsibilities and one third not […]
The Aftermath of 2017 Data Breaches
We hear a lot about the latest data breach, but we don’t always hear so much about the aftermath. Let’s look at some examples from 2017 to drive home the impact that a cyber incident can have on an organization. Uber was a classic study in what not to do in response to a breach. […]