Jan 19, 2018 | Cybersecurity Bulletin, Cybersecurity & Risk Management, Technology
Internet of Things devices increase in number and functions performed every month. An example of Internet of Things, or IoT, device could be a home thermostat or a lightbulb you can control from your smartphone, a refrigerator with a screen that can show you today’s...
Dec 19, 2017 | Cybersecurity Bulletin, Cybersecurity & Risk Management, Technology
A few things to keep in mind about security at this otherwise festive time of year: Phishing emails and their telephone and text message counterparts are always more frequent at this time of year and during times of disasters. Hackers/criminals will attempt to get...
Nov 23, 2017 | Cybersecurity Bulletin, Cybersecurity & Risk Management, Technology
I think that everyone in the cybersecurity and risk-related industries agree that 2017 is proving to be a time of very much elevated risk for everyone. A string of devastating hurricanes in the Atlantic, major earthquakes in Mexico, ongoing terrorist attacks globally...
Oct 12, 2017 | Cybersecurity Bulletin, Cybersecurity & Risk Management, Technology
After the Equifax data breach debacle and all the countless data breaches prior to it, consumers, businesses, and governments are on notice that breaches can happen to anyone, anywhere and they can affect you no matter what country the breach happened in. Perhaps...
Sep 25, 2017 | Press Release, Cybersecurity & Risk Management
Security Training Program to be offered in Halifax HALIFAX – With the growing risk of cyber threats and organizations examining their own ability to protect themselves and others, Mariner is launching a Security Training Program out of its Halifax office. The five-day...
Jul 21, 2017 | Cybersecurity & Risk Management, Technology
Can’t see the forest for the trees? Cybersecurity can be a very frustrating field of employment – much like the pursuit of good science, working in security can mean you are second-guessed, armchair quarterbacked, and, at times, just not listened to at...
