by Mike McPhee | Jan 26, 2020 | Security
Ransomware attacks on federal government contractors raise questions about the security of government data. A construction company that’s won millions of dollars worth of contracts with the military and other federal departments has been hit by a ransomware...
by Mike McPhee | Nov 3, 2019 | Blog, Security, Technology
The Government of Nunavut has fallen victim to a cyberattack, officials say. In a tweet posted Saturday night, Nunavut Premier Joe Savikataaq said the government’s IT system had been hacked “early this morning” by a “virus” that had “targeted public services.” In a...
by Mike McPhee | Sep 25, 2019 | Security
First published September 23, 2019, The City of Woodstock and the Woodstock Police Service are both suffering cyber attacks. Woodstock’s top administrator, David Creery, confirmed the city had a network breach early Saturday, September 21 around 4 a.m. when a virus...
by Mike McPhee | Jun 11, 2019 | Security
Canadian municipalities are “sitting ducks” for “cyber terrorists,” says the mayor of Stratford, Ont. — the latest Canadian community to find itself targeted by an online ransom attack. Dan Mathieson said that if his fellow mayors across the...
by Mike McPhee | Apr 15, 2019 | Security
The City of Stratford Ontario says it has been the target of an apparent cyber-attack, but officials do not believe personal information was compromised. The City of Stratford says it has been the target of an apparent cyber-attack, but officials do not believe...
