OHS Canada OVERTIME: Cybersecurity

October 30, 2019

News

The Weakest Link

In the Internet of Things where everything is connected, compromised confidential data is not the only consequence of a breach in cybersecurity. Technologies that were previously not vulnerable to hacking — like cranes or industrial equipment — are now fair game. » Read More

TransUnion breach shows rising threat of third-party cyberattacks

Criminals are becoming increasingly sophisticated in their methods of fooling people, including attacks tailored to individual employees with specific information to fool them to release confidential information like passwords. » Read More

Canadian firms targeted with increasingly sophisticated phishing techniques

Fraudsters have become creative in disguising email that contains dangerous links and attachments, and Canadian firms may be falling for the scams more often than those in other countries. » Read More

Canadian banks look to in-house hackers to improve and test cybersecurity

Canada’s biggest banks are fortifying their defences by hiring their own ethical hackers to test their systems as the frequency and sophistication of cyberthreats increases. » Read More

Press Releases

PinchGuard gloves feature fingertip protection

Gloves within the PinchGuard family feature additional protections specific to each glove’s purpose, including abrasion resistance, cut resistance and impact resistance. » Read More

Game-based testing software assesses brain function

Launched in January, EQ Brain Performance is a software module providing quantitative measures of poorer balance performance in individuals with neurologic conditions known to impair balance. » Read More