by Stan Clemance | Dec 18, 2019 | Blog, Technology
LifeLabs, one of the largest private providers of health diagnostic testing, said in an open letter to its customers that the firm had become aware of a recent hack to its computer systems that contained customer information, names and logins. It didn’t specify...
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 Compudata | Jun 17, 2019 | Blog, Security
Ransomware has become a favorite attack vector for hackers – after all, for them, it’s pretty much a no loss game. They either get paid, or they move on to their next target. Unfortunately, cyberattackers that dispatch ransomware often do get paid, and these...
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 Compudata | Jun 7, 2019 | Blog, Security
Ransomware hasn’t let up. It is essential to understand that any organization, of any kind, is a potential target of a ransomware attack – and yes, this includes municipalities. In fact, since 2013, over 170 government systems at the national, provincial and...
