Entries by Milan Sapkota

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TTC Cyber Breach

The Toronto Transit Commission was recently a target of a very large cyber breach which led to service shut down as well as compromised employee data. The ransomware attack was discovered by their IT team through unusual network activity, at that time the effect of the attack seemed very minimal but quickly took a turn by midday the next day.

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Basic steps for thorough protection

Within the last two years, we have seen many storefronts migrate to a full eCommerce business, as well as other business types are required to provide online payment methods for their customer’s convenience and accommodation due to covid-19 restrictions. These companies that are now collecting customers’ personal information, along with payment information either over the phone or online are exposed to new potential breaches and threats due to the additional collection method.