Dear 2016: don’t take it personally, but I’m really, really glad you’re coming to a close.That seems to be the sentiment with many friends and colleagues as we discuss the end of the year. It’s not that 2016 has been all bad, but it’s certainly become a bitter pill to swallow. Massacres in Syria, protectionist […]
It is official: as of November 9th, Donald Trump has been elected to be the 45th president of the United States of America. The news has left the world in a state of shock, with cheers from his followers and protests from others, as everyone scrambles now that the ‘what if’ scenario of a Trump […]
You’ve set up the investment: a hardworking IT team, firewalls, anti-malware, sensitive file encryption and a protection policy that all staff has signed. Aware of your company’s liability if personal information gets in the wrong hands, you know that security and good safeguards are a big deal, and you’re determined for your organization to be […]
When it comes to privacy failures, nothing beats the Ashley-Madison story as the ‘sex, lies and videotapes’ of data breaches. Hacked by “The Impact Team” in August of 2015, the story has it all: a data dump of individuals cheating on their spouses, the release of exceptionally personal details such as favourite positions and kinks, […]
